Can't wait to get going or can't wait to start doing something.
Origin:
Chomping at the bit is also the same as champing at the bit. The word "chomp" is a word derived from the word "champ" which used to mean bite or chew. "Chomp at the bit" is an Americanisation of the phrase which stated to get used and become more common in the 20th century. Chomp is now by far the more common word to use when in reference to "bite". The phrase "chomping at the bit" originally came from horses, where the horses would be biting at the bit, the bit being the mouthpiece of the horses bridal. This then got turned into today's meaning where the horse was ready to race and it was "chomping at the bit".
This phrase can be used in any situation and not just horses, so if you are looking forward to something you could say "I'm chomping at the bit to get going"
Below: A horse biting at his bridal mouthpiece
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