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give someone wood

idiom
Meaning

To cause someone to have an erection, usually due to sexual arousal.


Examples
SIMPLE

That outfit really gives him wood.

CONTEXTUAL

She knew exactly how to dress to give him wood before they even left the house.

COMPLEX

The provocative nature of her performance was clearly intended to give him wood, a fact he struggled to hide throughout the evening.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  2. 02

    beat someone round the ears

    To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

  3. 03

    bless someone with

    To give or bestow, as a gift from God.

  4. 04

    bring someone to their knees

    To defeat and make submit to orders.

  5. 05

    call someone every name in the book

    To call someone many abusive names.

  6. 06

    call someone everything but a child of God

    To call someone many abusive names.

  7. 07

    catch someone napping

    To take advantage of someone's inattention.

  8. 08

    cry someone a river

    To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.

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