champ at the bit

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (intransitive) To bite the bit, especially when restless.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To show impatience or frustration when delayed.

Sinonieme

champ

Vertalings

ronger son frein

mordere il freno

ανυπομονώ

δεν κρατιέμαι

Etimologie (Engels)

From champ (verb) (“to chew noisily”) + bit (“part of horse's harness held in its mouth”); horses tend to chew their bits when impatient with waiting.