be bursting to do something

be bursting to (do something)

To feel a strong desire or impulse to do something. We were all bursting to tell you about the surprise party—it's a miracle it was still a surprise!

(informal) want to do something so much that you can hardly stop yourself: She was just bursting to tell us the news.

I’m bursting when it is used on its own usually means ‘I really need to go to the toilet’.

词组	be bursting to do something
释义	be bursting to do something be bursting to (do something) To feel a strong desire or impulse to do something. We were all bursting to tell you about the surprise party—it's a miracle it was still a surprise! See also: burst Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be bursting to do something (informal) want to do something so much that you can hardly stop yourself: She was just bursting to tell us the news. I’m bursting when it is used on its own usually means ‘I really need to go to the toilet’. See also: burst, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be bursting to (do something) spill the works quelle surprise catch (one) by surprise monkey's uncle, I'll be/am a (as) strong as a horse (as) strong as a lion (well) what do you know snap Snap!
随便看	stop the clock stop the lights stop the music Stop the music! Stop the music! Hold everything! Stop the presses! Stop the presses! Hold everything! stop the rot stop the show stop the world, I want to get off stop to smell the roses stop up stop-watch critic stop your ears storage store store away store in store (something) in (something or some place) store up store up trouble, etc. for yourself store up trouble for (oneself) storey stork storked