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quench (one's) thirst at any dirty puddle

To be sexually promiscuous. In my day, you had one sexual partner your whole life—now, people will just quench their thirst at any dirty puddle!

See also: any, dirty, puddle, thirst

get up a thirst

 and work up a thirst

Fig. to do something that will make one thirsty. (Fixed order.) Jogging makes me work up a thirst. Doing this kind of work always gets up a thirst with me.

See also: get, thirst, up

have a thirst for something

 

1. Lit. to be thirsty for something to drink. I have a thirst for a tall glass of iced tea.

2. Fig. to have a craving or desire for something. The tyrant had an intense thirst for power. The actor's thirst for fame caused him to become unscrupulous.

See also: have, thirst

thirst for something

 

1. Lit. to desire something to drink. (Somewhat formal.) "I thirst for something cooling and refreshing." said the preacher. You could see that everyone there was thirsting for water, or even coffee, but there was no refreshment in sight.

2. Fig. to have a strong desire for something. (See also have a thirst for something.) In the old days, students were said to thirst for knowledge. The generals thirsted for new battles to be fought.

See also: thirst

thirst for

or thirst after

v.

To have a strong craving for something; yearn for something: The oppressed people thirst for freedom.

See also: thirst

thirst-aid station

n. a place to purchase liquor. (Punning on first-aid station.) Let’s stop at the next thirst-aid station and get a snort.

See also: station