chomping at the bit
Example Sentences
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See what remains today: Santa Anita Park was deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, though developers have been chomping at the bit to get their hands on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Some ratepayers are chomping at the bit for change.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
“And really, I’ve never had issues with players chomping at the bit and then being like, ‘All right, you have to wait.’
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
It'll be interesting to see what they do next, because I know Amazon's probably chomping at the bit to give them another season of something.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2023
Everyone was chomping at the bit to get started.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
