chafe at the bit

chafe at the bit (third-person singular simple present chafes at the bit, present participle chafing at the bit, simple past and past participle chafed at the bit)

1. Synonym of champ at the bit.

• “chafing at the bit”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “chafe at the bit”, in Collins English Dictionary.