chafe at the bit

English

Verb

chafe at the bit (third-person singular simple present chafes at the bit, present participle chafing at the bit, simple past and past participle chafed at the bit)

Synonym of champ at the bit

References

“chafing at the bit”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“chafe at the bit”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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