chomp at the bit
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
To be impatient or eager to start something
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Cảm thấy bất耐 hoặc nóng lòng bắt đầu điều gì đó
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: a horse eager to move
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The kids are chomping at the bit to open their Christmas presents
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “chomp at the bit” mean?
To be impatient or eager to start something Literally: a horse eager to move
Is “chomp at the bit” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.