cham Idiome

champion

excellent; also used as an exclamation

champ at the bit

Idiom(s): champ at the bit

Theme: DRYNESS

to be ready and anxious to do something. (Originally said about horses.)
• The kids were champing at the bit to get into the swimming pool.
• The dogs were champing at the bit to begin the hunt.

Champagne taste on a beer budget

Someone who lives above their means and likes things they cannot afford has champagne taste on a beer budget.

champ at the bit|bit|champ

v. phr. To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start. The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing. As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to go out.

champ

champ
In addition to the idiom beginning with champ, also see like a champ.

like a champ

like a champ
Very well, very successfully, as in He got through that audition like a champ. This expression, in which champ is short for champion, alludes to the winner of a sporting competition. [Slang; c. 1960]