champ at the bit
Verb
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Verb
- (intransitive, horses) to bite the bit, especially when restless
- (intransitive, idiomatic) (of a person) to show impatience or frustration when delayed
- 2001: Byron Spice, Science Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PG News read at on 14 May 2006
- Pittsburgh supercomputer is complete, and scientists are champing at the bit to use it.
- 2006: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, webpage for Ideas with wings, a radio series supporting innovation read at http://abc.net.au/science/wings/ ↗ on 14 May 2006
- Everyone is champing at the bit to be labelled innovative.
- 2006: Al Rosenquist of Pastika’s Sport Shop, speaking to Terrell Boettcher of Sawyer County Record, Hayward, Wisconsin, Anglers champing at the bit read at on 14 May 2006
- We had quite a few people in last weekend. They’re champing at the bit, ready to go.
- 2001: Byron Spice, Science Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PG News read at on 14 May 2006
- French: prendre le mors aux dents
- German: auf dem Gebiss kauen
- Russian: закуси́ть удила́
- French: ronger son frein, se ronger les ongles
- German: mit den Hufen scharren
- Russian: закуси́ть удила́
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