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Idiom medium 48 / 51

“whet your appetite”

i · The common misuse One wrong form
ii · What it meansTwo lines, no filler

'Whet' means to sharpen — you whet a blade, you whet an appetite. Same verb. 'Wet' (with water) is a homophone, not a synonym.

iii · Memory hookKeep this one

Whet = sharpen. Wet = moisten. Appetites are sharpened, not dampened.

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