- champ at the bit / chomp at the bit
- Champ at the bit / chomp at the bitждать с нетерпениемThe dogs were champing at the bit to begin the hunt.
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms. 2014.
champ at the bit / chomp at the bit
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champ at the bit — {v. phr.} To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start. * /The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing./ * /As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to go out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
champ at the bit — {v. phr.} To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start. * /The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing./ * /As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to go out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
champ at the bit — verb a) to bite the bit, especially when restless Pittsburgh supercomputer is complete, and scientists are champing at the bit to use it. b) (of a person) to show impatience or frustration when delayed Everyone is champing at the bit to be… … Wiktionary
chomp — [chämp] vt., vi. [dial. var. of CHAMP1] 1. to chew hard and noisily 2. to bite down (on), repeatedly and restlessly [to chomp on a cigar] n. the act or sound of chomping chomp at the bit CHAMP AT THE BIT (see phrase under … English World dictionary
champ — champ1 champer, n. champy, adj. /champ, chomp/, v.t. 1. to bite upon or grind, esp. impatiently: The horses champed the oats. 2. to crush with the teeth and chew vigorously or noisily; munch. 3. to mash; crush. v.i. 4. to make vigorous chewing or … Universalium
chomp at the bit — chomp (or champ or chafe) at the bit be restless and impatient to start doing something … Useful english dictionary
chomp — verb Etymology: alteration of champ Date: 1581 intransitive verb 1. to chew or bite on something 2. champ 2 usually used in the phrase chomping at the bit transitive verb to chew or bite on • chomp … New Collegiate Dictionary
champ — champ1 [tʃæmp] v [I and T] BrE [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from the sound of eating] 1.) to bite food in a noisy way = ↑chomp 2.) be champing at the bit to be unable to wait for something patiently champ 2 champ2 n … Dictionary of contemporary English
champ — I. verb Etymology: Middle English chammen, champen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. chomp 2. mash, trample intransitive verb 1. to make biting or gnashing movements 2. to show impatience of delay or … New Collegiate Dictionary
champ — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to bite food noisily; chomp 2 be champing at the bit to be unable to wait for something patiently 2 noun (C) a champion 1 (1): The Cowboys are the next World Champs! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. morsel, scrap; nip. v. cut; snap, snip; corrode; sting. See food, littleness, pungency. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [What one takes in the mouth at one time] Syn. mouthful, cud, chew, taste, spoonful,… … English dictionary for students
