champ at the bit

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

mordere il freno

sinonimi

champ

Traduzioni

ronger son frein

ανυπομονώ

δεν κρατιέμαι

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.