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

Traducións

ronger son frein

mordere il freno

ανυπομονώ

δεν κρατιέμαι

Etimoloxía (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.