Idiom
wolf in one's stomach
Meaning
A ravenous hunger; a large appetite.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I have a wolf in my stomach after that long hike.”
“After skipping breakfast and lunch, I felt like a wolf in my stomach during the meeting.”
“Having fasted throughout the arduous journey, the traveler felt a wolf in his stomach that demanded immediate sustenance.”
Examples
simple
“I have a wolf in my stomach after that long hike.”
contextual
“After skipping breakfast and lunch, I felt like a wolf in my stomach during the meeting.”
complex
“Having fasted throughout the arduous journey, the traveler felt a wolf in his stomach that demanded immediate sustenance.”
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