eager beaver

Example Sentences

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And it wasn’t that long ago that they were young, eager beaver startups changing the world.

From Forbes • Sep. 11, 2014

But the year was actually 1997, and Mr. Campbell was a 24-year-old eager beaver of seemingly boundless confidence and ambition.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2010

He needs to be a go-getter, an eager beaver, someone out for a fast buck.

From Time Magazine Archive

With his mischievous small-boy charm, he is the most ingratiating eager beaver who ever gnawed through someone else's rung on the ladder of success.

From Time Magazine Archive

If I looked like one of the eager beaver kids from debate, everything would be different.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden