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View synonyms for champ at the bit
champ at the bit
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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]Advertisement
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