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raring to go



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Idioms and Phrases

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]
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Example Sentences

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But like many of us, I absolutely love a mystery, so I was raring to go until I found out that the evening’s very first order of business was choosing an alias and writing said alias on a nametag.

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This team is always excited to put the red shirt on and you can see both the players and fans are raring to go.

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City rested Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne for the midweek win over Aston Villa, so they should both be raring to go and if Palace are at all open then they will punish them.

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But other local conservatives are raring to go after the three remaining Democrats on the council this fall.

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Having caught up on much-needed sleep - his mum's arrival from South Africa has been "a bit of magic" on that front - the 30-year-old is raring to go and desperate for selection against England on Saturday.

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