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champ at the bit

idiom

To show impatience or frustration when delayed.


Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    a little bit of bread and no cheese

    Used to represent the song of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).

  2. 02

    bit by a barn mouse

    tipsy; slightly drunk

  3. 03

    every bit

    Exactly, to its full degree

  4. 04

    quite a bit

    considerably

  5. 05

    wouldn't shout if a shark bit him

    To be frugal or miserly.

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