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Are you looking forward to your birthday or a concert? Do you feel like you could express your excitement more effectively? Because saying “It’s exciting” just doesn’t cut it for you? Then mentioned below are the idioms for excitement that you can use to express your excitement.
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With Bells On
The meaning of the idiom with bells on is to be very eager and enthusiastic about something.
Example: Tell me where your party is, and I’ll be there with bells on.
Raring To Go
When someone says they are “raring to go,” it means they are extremely enthusiastic about beginning a task or activity.
Example: The kids can’t wait to go swimming. They’re raring to go!
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Lick Your Lips
To lick your lips is a way to express excitement and anticipation for something that you’re looking forward to happening soon.
Example: I’d be licking my lips at the thought of marrying a man like that.
Fever Pitch
A very high level of excitement about something.
Example: Demand for the tickets soon reached a fever pitch.
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Eager Beaver
An eager beaver is a person who works very hard and is very enthusiastic about their work.
Example: Don’t be such an eager beaver, we have plenty of time to complete the task.
Bounce Off the Walls
To bounce off the walls is to be so full of energy or so excited that you cannot keep still.
Example: The kids were bouncing off the walls on their way to Disneyland.
Ants in Your Pants
To be so excited or impatient about something that you are unable to stay still.
Example: Raj has had ants in his pants ever since we bought tickets to Tomorrowland.
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On the Edge of One’s Seat
When something keeps you on the edge of your seat, it’s very exciting and you want to know what happens next.
Example: The excitement of the finale had you on the edge of your seat.
Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed
A person who is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed is very enthusiastic, happy and full of energy.
Example: He arrived bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 9 am and worked with us all day.
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Fling Yourself Into Something
To begin doing or working on (something) with great energy and enthusiasm.
Example: Harry has really flung himself into his work this year.
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These were all the idioms that can be used to express excitement. To read more about idioms you can check our page at Leverage Edu.
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