“The trailer wetted my appetite.”
Idioms Entry 484 / 1011 60-second read
Wet vs. Whet
Careful: the idiom is "whet the appetite."
The comparisoni
“The trailer whetted my appetite.”
The ruleii
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WHET the appetite.
The idiom is always "whet," not "wet" — the appetite is being sharpened, not dampened.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Whet the appetite — sharpen, not soak."