JLPT N1Idioms
喉から手が出る
- Meaning
- ひどく欲しくてたまらない
- Explanation
- "喉から手が出る" expresses a strong craving where one wants something unbearably. In the form "喉から手が出るほど欲しい" (want it so badly that a hand comes out of one's throat), it is used in situations of yearning for an object or opportunity. c1 "話したくて我慢できない" (can't hold back from wanting to speak) refers to a desire to talk, which differs from this question's core feeling of "strongly desiring something."
Original Japanese explanation
「喉から手が出る」は、欲しくてたまらない強い欲求を表す。「喉から手が出るほど欲しい」の形で、物や機会を切望する場面に使う。c1「話したくて我慢できない」は発言欲の意で、本問の核心である「物事を強く欲する」気持ちとは異なる。
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