chomp at the bit

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

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别名

champ at the bit

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To show impatience or frustration when delayed.

    不及物

    Electronics makers chomping at the bit.

    But I wouldn't say [they're frustrated], I think our players are just chomping at the bit to go.

    Curt Schilling was "chomping at the bit" following Monday’s three-inning stint in an intrasquad minor-league game.

词源

Non-standard variant of champ at the bit, recasting it as chomp (“to chew noisily”) + bit (“part of a horse's harness held in its mouth”); horses tend to chew on their bits when impatient at waiting.

来源：wiktionary