Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
taste blood — If someone has tasted blood, they have achieved something and are encouraged to think that victory is within their grasp … The small dictionary of idiomes
taste blood — phrasal : to experience a new and keen pleasure especially as a result of defeating an opponent * * * taste blood informal phrase to realize that an opponent is almost defeated Thesaurus: to defeat someone in a game, competition or… … Useful english dictionary
taste blood — to achieve a small victory, which makes you want or expect an even greater one. I could taste blood after the first day of the trial and I knew we would win in the end … New idioms dictionary
taste blood — If someone has tasted blood, they have achieved something and are encouraged to think that victory is within their grasp. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Taste blood — If someone has tasted blood, they have achieved something and are encouraged to think that victory is within their grasp … Dictionary of English idioms
taste blood — informal to realize that an opponent is almost defeated … English dictionary
taste blood — idi to experience a new, usu. violent or destructive sensation and acquire an appetite for it … From formal English to slang
taste — tastable, tasteable, adj. /tayst/, v., tasted, tasting, n. v.t. 1. to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food. 2. to eat or drink a little of: She barely tasted her dinner. 3. to eat or drink… … Universalium
blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… … Universalium
taste — n. & v. n. 1 a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by contact with that substance (disliked the taste of garlic). b the faculty of perceiving this sensation (was bitter to the taste). 2 a small… … Useful english dictionary
