| 单词 | champ at the bit |
| 释义 | champ at the bitSEE SYNONYMS FOR champ at the bit ON THESAURUS.COM Show impatience at being held back or delayed, as in The dismissal bell hadn't rung, but they were champing at the bit to leave. This term transfers the action of a horse that impatiently bites the bit in its mouth to human behavior. [Mid-1600s] Words nearby champ at the bitchampagne, Champagne-Ardenne, champagne socialist, champaign, Champaigne, champ at the bit, champers, champerty, champignon, Champigny-sur-Marne, champion The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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