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champ at the bit
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I'd like to know the meaning of "champ at the bit". This is the context; "Everyone was champing at the bit to get started on their holidays".
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I'd like to know the meaning of "champ at the bit". This is the context; "Everyone was champing at the bit to get started on their holidays".
Thank
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Idiom: "Champing/chomping at the bit" means being impatient (usually) while awaiting for an event to get started. In actual use: "champing at the bit is what racehorses do while awaiting the start of a race. Champing has been spelled 'chomping' in many cases.
- Idiom: "Champing/chomping at the bit" means being impatient (usually) while awaiting for an event to get started.
- In actual use: "champing at the bit is what racehorses do while awaiting the start of a race.
- Champing has been spelled 'chomping' in many cases.
- However, chomping is also used to mean loud chewing of food.
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Idiom: "Champing/chomping at the bit" means being impatient (usually) while awaiting for an event to get started.
In actual use: "champing at the bit is what racehorses do while awaiting the start of a race.
Champing has been spelled 'chomping' in many cases. However, chomping is also used to mean loud chewing of food.
In actual use: "champing at the bit is what racehorses do while awaiting the start of a race.
Champing has been spelled 'chomping' in many cases. However, chomping is also used to mean loud chewing of food.
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