raring to go

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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Old Rowdy thought we were going possum hunting and he was raring to go.

From Literature

“You’d better hurry now. Your grandpa is raring to go.”

From Literature

While Exxon Mobil balked at the idea of returning to a country that twice nationalized its assets, the oil-field service firms that work with national oil companies and Texas wildcatters alike are raring to go.

From The Wall Street Journal

While American oil producers have expressed hesitancy about rushing back to Venezuela, the companies that provide them with equipment and expertise, such as Halliburton, are raring to go.

From The Wall Street Journal

America’s top oil producers have expressed hesitancy about rushing back to Venezuela, but the companies that provide them with equipment and expertise are raring to go.

From The Wall Street Journal

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