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lick one's chops

To use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'lick one's chops':

lick one's chopsTo anticipate something eagerly.
lick one's chopsTo look forward avidly to eating something.
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