champ at the bit

Significado (Inglés)

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

Sinónimos

champ

Traducciones

ronger son frein

mordere il freno

ανυπομονώ

δεν κρατιέμαι

Etimología (Inglés)

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.