nothing loath

nothing loath

Not unwilling; unopposed. Despite having lost a huge sum in his previous venture, the wealthy investor seems nothing loath to try backing yet another startup company with a similar sales pitch. Nothing loath, Ms. Carter took to the dance floor with the charming young man.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

nothing loath

quite willing.
This expression was used by John Milton in Paradise Lost: ‘Her hand he seis'd, and to a shadie bank…He led her nothing loath’.
See also: nothing
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • can't get over (something)
  • can't get over something
  • I can't get over
  • walkover
  • be the last (person) to (do something)
  • be the last person
  • love is blind
  • love sees no faults
  • if you can't do the time, don't do the crime
  • pick up the slack
References in classic literature
The morning's ride had made him hungry; and he was nothing loath when they bade him come to the dinner.
The Minatarees, also, were nothing loath, feeling in some measure committed in hostility to the whites, in consequence of their tribe having killed two white men above the fort of the Missouri Fur Company.
Mr Tappertit, nothing loath, began again; and so the three went staggering on, arm-in-arm, shouting like madmen, and defying the watch with great valour.
Then Pisistratus lashed his horses on and they flew forward nothing loath; ere long they came to Pylos, and then Telemachus said:
The Sagoth prisoners we usually found quite ready to trans-fer their allegiance to us, for they are little more than brutes, and when they found that we could fill their stomachs and give them plenty of fighting, they were nothing loath to march with us against the next Mahar city and battle with men of their own race.
The Earl was careful to keep out of reach of the point of De Conde's sword, and the men-at-arms were nothing loath to emulate their master's example.
Lowten, the door!' cried the little man, pushing Dodson & Fogg, nothing loath, out of the office; 'this way, my dear sirs--now pray don't prolong this-- Dear me--Mr.
Neither of us seemed disposed to resume digging, and when he suggested a meal, I was nothing loath. He became suddenly very generous, and when we had eaten he went away and returned with some excellent cigars.
Her hand he seis'd, and to a shadie bank, Thick overhead with verdant roof imbowr'd He led her nothing loath; Flours were the Couch, Pansies, and Violets, and Asphodel, And Hyacinth, Earths freshest softest lap.
But to-night I was nothing loath. I had had just champagne enough--how Raffles knew my measure!--and I was ready and eager for anything.