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chomping at the bit

adjective as in impatient, eager

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When I wrote “Bad Mormon,” I needed to trim it down, so I was just chomping at the bit to write a second one.

Alito and Thomas monetize their religious fervor with the deep pockets of oligarchs chomping at the bit to see Trump eliminate corporate taxes and pesky regulations.

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That creates a very unusual power dynamic within the institution for someone who is the monarch, who is the head of state, to receive less support than the person chomping at the bit for that role.

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Combined, they represent Maryland’s highest-ranked freshman recruiting class in five years, and they’re chomping at the bit to get their college careers started.

Some ratepayers are chomping at the bit for change.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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