From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtaste success/freedom/victory etctaste success/freedom/victory etcEXPERIENCEDto have a short experience of something that you want more of There was a lot of hard work before we first tasted success. → taste
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taste success/freedom/victory etc• They just wanted to taste victory after all that losing.• Others decided to taste freedom in other fields of social activity: speculation on the black market, opening businesses etc.• And Long has yet to taste victory in this tournament, unlike his half-back partner Martyn. 