bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
If someone's bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, they are full of energy and enthusiasm.
(Dorking School Dictionary)
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A person who is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed is very enthusiastic and full of energy.
Gary was fantastic. He arrived bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 7am
and worked with us all day.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions.
2014.
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed — (informal) Eager and alert • • • Main Entry: ↑bright * * * bright eyed (and bushy tailed) phrase very much awake, full of energy, and in a good mood Thesaurus: energetic and livelysynonym … Useful english dictionary
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed — ► bright eyed and bushy tailed informal alert and lively. Main Entry: ↑bright … English terms dictionary
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed — adjective Alert and in an eager, frisky, or playful mood; full of life. Theyre eager to learn, bright eyed and bushy tailed, coach Jon Gruden said. Syn: bouncy, chipper, dashing … Wiktionary
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed — frisky, lively, full of life Perry is bright eyed and bushy tailed tonight. He looks rested … English idioms
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed — informal alert and lively. → bright … English new terms dictionary
bushy-tailed — [boosh′ētāld΄] adj. in figurative use, mainly in the phrase bright eyed and bushy tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively … English World dictionary
bright-eyed — [ ,braıt aıd ] adjective looking healthy and lively bright eyed (and bushy tailed) very much awake, full of energy, and in a good mood … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English