be raring to go

  • 1raring to do something — informal phrase excited about something and impatient to begin it She’s training hard and raring to run in the marathon. raring to go (=ready to start something): Now that he’s recovered from his injuries, he’s raring to go. Thesaurus:… …

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  • 2raring — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ very eager to do something: she was raring to go. ORIGIN from rare, dialect variant of ROAR(Cf. ↑roarer) or REAR(Cf. ↑rear) …

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  • 3raring — [adj] eager champing at the bit*, enthusiastic, itching*, keen, longing, ready, willing; concept 401 Ant. reluctant …

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  • 4raring — [[t]re͟ərɪŋ[/t]] 1) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that you are raring to go, you mean that you are very eager to start doing something. After a good night s sleep, Paul said he was raring to go. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ, ADJ to inf, ADJ for n If you… …

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  • 5raring — adj. (colloq.) eager (cannot stand alone) raring to + inf. (we are raring to go) * * * [ re(ə)rɪŋ] (colloq.) [ eager ] (cannot stand alone) raring to + inf. (we are raring to go) …

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  • 6raring — rar|ing [ˈreərıŋ US ˈrer ] adj informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: REAR2] 1.) raring to go very eager to start an activity ▪ They woke up early and were raring to go. 2.) raring to do sth BrE very eager to do something ▪ The children were raring… …

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  • 7raring — rar|ing [ rerıŋ ] adjective raring to do something excited about something and impatient to begin it: She s training hard and raring to run in the marathon. raring to go (=ready to start something): Now that he s recovered from his injuries, he s …

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  • 8raring — adjective 1 raring to go very eager to start an activity: They woke up early and were raring to go. 2 raring to do sth very eager to do something: The children were raring to get out into the snow …

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  • 9raring to do something — informal excited about something and impatient to begin it She s training hard and raring to run in the marathon. raring to go (= ready to start something): Now that he s recovered from his injuries, he s raring to go …

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  • 10raring to go —    If someone is raring to go, they are very eager and enthusiastic about the idea of doing something.     The kids can t wait to go camping. They re raring to go! …

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