be+eager+for

  • 31eager-beaver — n. a person who is very eager to do something. □ Rocko is an eager beaver when it comes to collecting money for Mr. Big. □ The eager beavers were trying to buy tickets yesterday! …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 32eager — ea•ger [[t]ˈi gər[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by keen or enthusiastic desire or interest; impatiently longing: eager to try it[/ex] 2) characterized by or revealing earnestness or expectancy: an eager look[/ex] 3) archaic keen; sharp; biting •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33spoiling for — EAGER FOR, looking for, keen to have, after, bent on, longing for; informal itching for. → spoil * * * spoiling for 1. More than ripe or ready for (a fight, etc) 2. Intent on • • • Main Entry: ↑spoil * * * (be) spoiling for : to have a strong de …

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  • 34for someone's part — formal used for emphasizing who you are referring to in a statement about something For my part, I would prefer to continue with the current plan. Napoleon s army was weakened and the British, for their part, were eager to attack …

    English dictionary

  • 35eager — Synonyms and related words: accordant, acquiescent, acquisitive, affirmative, agape, agog, agreeable, agreeing, alacritous, all agog, ambitious, amenable, animated, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, antsy, antsy pantsy,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 36eager beaver — Synonyms and related words: activist, addict, ball of fire, beaver, big time operator, bug, bustler, busy bee, collector, demon, doer, energumen, enthusiast, faddist, fanatic, fiend, freak, go getter, great one for, hobbyist, hound, human dynamo …

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  • 37eager beaver — noun Date: 1943 a person who is extremely zealous about performing duties and volunteering for more …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38forðgeorn — adj eager to advance …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 39Public relations preparations for 2003 invasion of Iraq — This article is about the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. For more information on this particular part of the topic, see Support and opposition for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The Rendon Group, a Washington, DC based public relations firm with close ties… …

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  • 40To look for — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English