I was reading a book and it used the phrase

> 喉からてが出るほど

but I can't remember what followed. It feels like I would use this in the same
way I would use the English phrase "so bad that it hurts" as in "I want to do
something so bad that it hurts". Is my understanding correct? In what kind of
situations would you use a phrase like this?
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Use of phrase 喉から手が出るほど
It's a little different from your understanding. It's used to express that you
want something too much. I don't think it shares the same meaning as "so bad
that it hurts" but it is closer to "wanting something so badly"

In English, commonly used expressions are (I would die for ~ , I would kill
for ~, I badly need a~ )

I hope this helps.
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