“She was chomping at the bit, eager to go.”
Usage Entry 493 / 1011 60-second read
Champ vs. Chomp
To bite repeatedly (classical) versus to chew heavily (modern).
The comparisoni
“She was chomping at the bit, eager to go.”
The ruleii
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CHOMP is fine; CHAMP is traditional.
The idiom "champing at the bit" is older, but CHOMPING is widely accepted. Either passes muster — CHAMP reads more literary.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Both work. CHAMP is the classic."