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Blut geleckt

get a taste for something

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get a taste for something Usually used in the expression „Blut geleckt haben“ to say that someone has become eager to continue after an initial success or exciting experience. Literally, it means “tasted blood.”
GE: Nach dem ersten Sieg hatte die Mannschaft Blut geleckt.
EN: After the first victory, the team had gotten a taste for success.

Ich war damals wie ein wildes Tier, das Blut geleckt hatte.

At that time I was like a wild animal that had tasted blood.

Du dummes Ding hast doch nicht etwa menschliches Blut geleckt?

You stupid thing, you haven't actually tasted human blood, have you?

— Ponyo - Das große Abenteuer am Meer (2008)

Wir hatten Blut geleckt.

We'd gotten a taste for it.

— Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher (2014)

Sie hat dein Blut geleckt und ist ein halber Mensch geworden.

She has tasted your blood and become half-human.

— Ponyo - Das große Abenteuer am Meer (2008)