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raring to go

Very eager, excited, or anxious to go somewhere or begin doing something. The kids were already in the car and raring to go. After the rousing speech by the boss, the whole team was raring to go.

See also: go, raring

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

rarin' to go

extremely keen to act or do something. Jane can't wait to start her job. She's rarin' to go. Mary is rarin' to go and can't wait for her university term to start.

raring to go

Very eager to begin, as in The children were all dressed and raring to go. This idiom uses raring for rearing, and alludes to a horse's standing on its hind legs when it is anxious to get moving. [Early 1900s]

See also: go, raring

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

raring to go

COMMON If you are raring to go, you are very eager to go somewhere or to start doing something. After a good night's sleep, Paul said he was raring to go. `Where is it?' I asked, suddenly raring to go.

See also: go, raring

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

raring to go

very keen and eager to make a start. informal

Historically, raring is the present participle of rare , an obsolete dialectal variant of the verb rear .

See also: go, raring

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌraring to ˈgo

(informal) very enthusiastic about starting something: We’ve finished our training and now we’re all raring to go.

See also: go, raring

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

raring to go

mod. anxious and eager to go. Come on, I’m raring to go!

See also: go, raring

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

raring to go

Extremely eager to get started. This American locution of the late nineteenth century uses raring for rearing, the verb still used for what a lively horse does when it stands on its hind legs and is clearly eager to get moving. A colloquialism of the twentieth century, it appeared in F. N. Hart’s The Bellamy Trial (1927): “Both sides are rarin’ to go.”

See also: go, raring

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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rarin' to go
raring to go
raring
be raring to go
You cannot lose what you never had
you can't lose what you never had
tenterhook
keep (one) on tenterhooks
keep on tenterhooks
be looking over your shoulder

词组	rarin
释义	rarin raring to go Very eager, excited, or anxious to go somewhere or begin doing something. The kids were already in the car and raring to go. After the rousing speech by the boss, the whole team was raring to go. See also: go, raring Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. rarin' to go extremely keen to act or do something. Jane can't wait to start her job. She's rarin' to go. Mary is rarin' to go and can't wait for her university term to start. See also: go McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. raring to go Very eager to begin, as in The children were all dressed and raring to go. This idiom uses raring for rearing, and alludes to a horse's standing on its hind legs when it is anxious to get moving. [Early 1900s] See also: go, raring The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. raring to go COMMON If you are raring to go, you are very eager to go somewhere or to start doing something. After a good night's sleep, Paul said he was raring to go. `Where is it?' I asked, suddenly raring to go. See also: go, raring Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. raring to go very keen and eager to make a start. informal Historically, raring is the present participle of rare , an obsolete dialectal variant of the verb rear . See also: go, raring Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˌraring to ˈgo (informal) very enthusiastic about starting something: We’ve finished our training and now we’re all raring to go. See also: go, raring Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary raring to go mod. anxious and eager to go. Come on, I’m raring to go! See also: go, raring McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions raring to go Extremely eager to get started. This American locution of the late nineteenth century uses raring for rearing, the verb still used for what a lively horse does when it stands on its hind legs and is clearly eager to get moving. A colloquialism of the twentieth century, it appeared in F. N. Hart’s The Bellamy Trial (1927): “Both sides are rarin’ to go.” See also: go, raring The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: rarin' to go raring to go raring be raring to go You cannot lose what you never had you can't lose what you never had tenterhook keep (one) on tenterhooks keep on tenterhooks be looking over your shoulder
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