champing at the bit

Example Sentences

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We know that many states are already champing at the bit to do that.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

“We’re champing at the bit to get the data,” one FAA official in Washington said at the time, as days stretched on after the crash without a black-box readout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

“He’s champing at the bit, so that’s a good thing. He’s very anxious to get back out here and help his team.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

They are champing at the bit to memorialize him, but Fife’s motives in agreeing are not purely about the film.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2024

If you find your- self using this expression over and over again, you have a myopic imagination. champing at the bit.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner