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champ at the bit

VERB
wait with impatient energy
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“But it’s all part of a process of getting better. He was champing at the bit to get back out here and he’ll champ at the bit to get out there tomorrow.”

From Seattle Times Jul. 31, 2021

These gurus should champ at the bit to show us they actually do know what they’re talking about.

From Slate Jan. 11, 2019

It’s worth remembering that, just as it’s worth remembering all the Hollywood hires who were forced to champ at the bit once upon a studio time.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2012



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