| 单词 | to chafe at the bit |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto chafe at the bit intransitive. figurative. Chiefly North American. to chafe at the bit: to be restlessly impatient or over-eager in the face of a delay or constraint; = to champ at (also on) the bit at champ v. Additions. Cf. sense 10a. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impatience > be impatient [verb (intransitive)] to think longc1300 one's fingers are all thumbs1546 bate1599 to sit upon hot cockles1607 to be upon the nettle (also in a nettle)1723 to champ at (also on) the bit1832 to chafe at the bit1873 1873 Appletons' Jrnl. 4 Jan. 198/3 The editor..must keep his opinions to himself or suffer the consequences. If he chafes at the bit, and rashly ventilates his thoughts, his paper is suppressed. 1894 Atlanta Constit. 23 Jan. 1/6 The champion..is eager for the fight to come. He is, as it were, chafing at the bit. 1933 H. Miller Let. 20 Apr. in A. Nin & H. Miller Literate Passion (1989) 148 So don't get the idea that I am chafing at the bit. 1941 Times 17 Oct. 5/2 The militarists were chafing at the bit. 1990 N.Y. Woman June–July 87/2 When I wasn't working I did feel cheated... I was chafing at the bit to be out there and doing it. < as lemmas |
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