Usually means: Eagerly anticipate, show impatience.
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  1. champ at the bit: Collins English Dictionary
  2. champ at the bit: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. champ at the bit: Wiktionary
  4. champ at the bit: Dictionary.com
  5. champ at the bit: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. champ at the bit: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (champ at the bit)

verb:  (intransitive, equestrianism) To bite the bit, especially when restless.
verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic, of a person) To show impatience or frustration when delayed.

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