gag for
phr. v..phr. v.. to want something very much. You use this when you are extremely eager for a drink, food, or an experience.
phr. v.. to have an intense desire or craving for something; often used to express a desperate need for a specific item or activity.
I am gagging for a cup of tea.
After that long meeting in the hot sun, everyone was gagging for a cold beer.
By the end of the dry January challenge, he was absolutely gagging for a glass of red wine with his Sunday roast.
- Particles
- for
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- be + gagging + for + object
usually used in the continuous form ('be gagging for') and followed by a noun.
this is a very common British colloquialism; explain that while 'gag' usually means to choke, here it suggests a thirst so strong it affects the throat.
I gag for a coffee.I am gagging for a coffee.this phrase is almost exclusively used in the continuous '-ing' form to show current, strong desire.