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hacérsele agua la boca a alguien

USAGE NOTE
This idiom may also be written "hacérsele la boca agua a alguien."
hacérsele agua la boca a alguien
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(to revel in the thought of a dish)
a. to make one's mouth water
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
Se me hace agua la boca pensando en el pollo asado que ha cocinado mi madre para comer.Thinking of the roast chicken my mother has cooked for lunch makes my mouth water.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
A Esteban se le hacía agua la boca cada vez que pasaba por delante de la pastelería.Esteban's mouth started watering every time he walked past the cake shop.
Desde el comedor podía oler el estofado, y se me hacía agua la boca.I could smell the stew from the dining room, and my mouth was watering.
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