喉のどから手てが出でる

expression, ichidan verb

want something so badly one can almost taste it

Idiomatic expression used with ～ほど or ～くらい to emphasize intense desire. Literally 'a hand reaches out from one's throat', evoking the image of desperately grasping for something.

• 新あたらしいスマホが喉のどから手てが出でるほど欲ほしい。

  I want a new smartphone so badly I can almost taste it.

• 彼かれはその仕し事ごとを喉のどから手てが出でるくらい欲ほしがっている。

  He wants that job so much he can practically feel it.