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appetite comes with eating

appetite comes with eating phrase: starting an activity increases one's desire to continue it.

Phrase

appetite comes with eating

  1. (idiomatic) Starting an activity increases one's desire to continue it.

Origin of appetite comes with eating

Calque of French l'appétit vient en mangeant, first used by François Rabelais.

Questions about appetite comes with eating

What does appetite comes with eating mean?
Appetite comes with eating means starting an activity increases one's desire to continue it.
What part of speech is appetite comes with eating?
Appetite comes with eating is a phrase.

Words near appetite comes with eating in the dictionary

  1. appetises
  2. appetising
  3. appetisingly
  4. appetisingness
  5. appetite
  6. appetite comes with eating
  7. appetited
  8. appetiteless
  9. appetitelessness
  10. appetites
  11. appetition

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