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Chopping at the bits ! My Gradous 338 Norma

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.
 
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