champ at the bit

Significat (Anglès)

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

Sinònims

champ

Traduccions

ronger son frein

mordere il freno

ανυπομονώ

δεν κρατιέμαι

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.