Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hungry

Hungry as a dog.

In Latin, “Rabidus fame, ceu canis”.

Hungry as a hawk.

Hungry as a hunter.

Hungry as a kite.

In Latin, Milvinam appententiam habere. (Plautus.)

Hungry as a wolf. In French, “Avoir une faim de loup.” Another French phrase is “Avoir un faim de diable.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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