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To show impatience or frustration when delayed.
Electronics makers chomping at the bit.
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chomp at the bit — chomp (or champ or chafe) at the bit be restless and impatient to start doing something … Useful english dictionary
champ at the bit — {v. phr.} To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start. * /The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing./ * /As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to go out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
champ at the bit — {v. phr.} To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start. * /The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing./ * /As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to go out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
champ at the bit — verb a) to bite the bit, especially when restless Pittsburgh supercomputer is complete, and scientists are champing at the bit to use it. b) (of a person) to show impatience or frustration when delayed Everyone is champing at the bit to be… … Wiktionary
chomping at the bit — waiting in an impatient way to do something We ve all been chomping [=champing] at the bit to get started on the project. • • • Main Entry: ↑chomp … Useful english dictionary
chomp — [chämp] vt., vi. [dial. var. of CHAMP1] 1. to chew hard and noisily 2. to bite down (on), repeatedly and restlessly [to chomp on a cigar] n. the act or sound of chomping chomp at the bit CHAMP AT THE BIT (see phrase under … English World dictionary
chafe at the bit — see at chomp … Useful english dictionary
chomp — [[t]tʃɒ̱mp[/t]] chomps, chomping, chomped VERB If a person or animal chomps their way through food or chomps on food, they chew it noisily. [INFORMAL] to chomp at the bit → see bit [V way through n] On the diet I would chomp my way through… … English dictionary
chomp — 1. noun /tʃɒmp,ʧɔmp/ The act of chomping 2. verb /tʃɒmp,ʧɔmp/ a) To bite or munch loudly or heavily. The dog chomped the treat and swallowed it in one gulp. b) To chew … Wiktionary
chomp — verb Etymology: alteration of champ Date: 1581 intransitive verb 1. to chew or bite on something 2. champ 2 usually used in the phrase chomping at the bit transitive verb to chew or bite on • chomp … New Collegiate Dictionary
