lick one's chops vs yen

lick one's chops

• To anticipate something eagerly. 

• To use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal. 

• To look forward avidly to eating something. 

yen

• To have a strong desire for. 

• A strong desire, urge, or yearning. 

• The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen. 

• Opium. 

• A coin or note worth one yen.