with bells on (one's toes)

with bells on (one's toes)
with bells on (one's toes)
Fig. eagerly, willingly, and on time. •

Oh, yes! I'll meet you at the restaurant. I'll be there with bells on.

All the smiling children were there waiting for me with bells on their toes.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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