With complement. intransitive. to think long: to grow weary with waiting; to weary, to be impatient; to long, yearn. Const. for, to (do something)…

one's fingers are all thumbs and variants: one is clumsy, awkward, or lacking in manual dexterity. Cf. to be all fingers and thumbs at phrases 4q.

figurative. To flutter, struggle; to be restless or impatient. Obsolete.

to sit upon hot cockles: to be very impatient or agitated; cf. on pins and needles at pin, n.1 compounds 2. Obsolete. rare.

to be upon the nettle (also in a nettle) and variants: to be in a state of uneasiness or impatience. Obsolete.

intransitive. figurative. to champ at (also on) the bit and variants: to be restlessly impatient or eager to do something, esp. in the face of a…

intransitive. figurative. Chiefly North American. to chafe at the bit: to be restlessly impatient or over-eager in the face of a delay or…