"get one's juices flowing" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get one's juices flowing.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets one's juices flowing [present, singular, third-person], getting one's juices flowing [participle, present], got one's juices flowing [past], got one's juices flowing [UK, participle, past], gotten one's juices flowing [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> one's juices flowing}} get one's juices flowing (third-person singular simple present gets one's juices flowing, present participle getting one's juices flowing, simple past got one's juices flowing, past participle (UK) got one's juices flowing or (US) gotten one's juices flowing)
  1. (idiomatic) To inspire creativity and thought. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-get_one's_juices_flowing-en-verb--eRJ~M5y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. (idiomatic) To sexually excite, to tantalize (a woman). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-get_one's_juices_flowing-en-verb-avlO4-8n

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