Idioms Entry 484 / 1011 60-second read

Wet vs. Whet

Careful: the idiom is "whet the appetite."

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The trailer wetted my appetite.

✓ Correct

The trailer whetted my appetite.

The ruleii

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."

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