Chopping at the bits ! My Gradous 338 Norma
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Re: Chopping at the bits ! My Gradous 338 Norma
Isn't that "chomping" at the bits, as in a horse working the "bits" in its' mouth?
English
Alternative forms
champ at the bit
Etymology
Variant of champ at the bit, recasting it as chomp "to chew noisily" + bit "part of a horse's harness held in its mouth"; horses tend to chew on their bits when impatient at waiting.
Verb
to chomp at the bit (third-person singular simple present chomps at the bit, present participle chomping at the bit, simple past and past participle chomped at the bit)
(intransitive) To show impatience or frustration when delayed.
Isn't that "chomping" at the bits, as in a horse working the "bits" in its' mouth?
English
Alternative forms
champ at the bit
Etymology
Variant of champ at the bit, recasting it as chomp "to chew noisily" + bit "part of a horse's harness held in its mouth"; horses tend to chew on their bits when impatient at waiting.
Verb
to chomp at the bit (third-person singular simple present chomps at the bit, present participle chomping at the bit, simple past and past participle chomped at the bit)
(intransitive) To show impatience or frustration when delayed.
