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PRONUNCIATION OF CHAFE AT THE BIT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHAFE AT THE BIT

chaetae
chaetal
chaetiferous
chaetodon
chaetognath
chaetopod
chafe
chafer
chaff
chaff-cutter
chaffer
chafferer
chaffery
chaffier
chaffiest
chaffinch
chaffingly
chaffy
chafing dish
chaft

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHAFE AT THE BIT

a bit
bit by bit
brace and bit
centre bit
champ at the bit
countersink bit
curb bit
devil´s bit
do one´s bit
every bit
not a bit
snaffle bit
threepenny bit
thrupenny bit

Synonyms and antonyms of chafe at the bit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chafe at the bit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHAFE AT THE BIT

Find out the translation of chafe at the bit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chafe at the bit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chafe at the bit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恼火的位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

roce en el bit
570 millions of speakers

English

chafe at the bit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिट पर मसलना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصدر إزعاج في بت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раздражаются на бит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

se irritam com o bit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিট এ চাঙ্গা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frotter au peu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chafe pada sedikit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scheuern an der Bit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビットで摩擦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비트 토로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chafe ing dicokot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bực mình bit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிட் சாஃப்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थोडा वेडा घालणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Biraz sıkıntı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chafe al bit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

otarcie na bit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дратуються на біт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sunt nemulțumiți de biți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξοργίζονται με το κομμάτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skaaf aan die bietjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skaver på biten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gnage på litt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chafe at the bit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAFE AT THE BIT»

The term «chafe at the bit» is normally little used and occupies the 111.140 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAFE AT THE BIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chafe at the bit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAFE AT THE BIT»

Discover the use of chafe at the bit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chafe at the bit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
Alternatively, the word could be a shortened form of success. chafe chafe at the bit: see champ at the bit at CHAMP. chaff be caught with chaff be easily deceived. 0 Chaff is the husks of corn separated from the grain by threshing. Be caught ...
John Ayto, 2010
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Oxford Dictionary of English
phrases chafe at the bit see CHAMP AT THE BIT at CHAMP1. – origin late Middle English (in the sense 'make warm'): from Old French chaufer 'make hot', based on Latin calefacere, from calere 'be hot' + facere 'make'. chafer /ˈtʃeɪfə/ 7noun ...
Angus Stevenson, 2010
3
Come Away My Beloved Updated
THE. DIVINE. COMMISSION. And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” MARK 16:15 My child, do not chafe at the bit. It is I who have put it in your mouth. I would have led you by My eye, but you have ...
Frances J. Roberts, 2009
4
Religion in Philanthropic Organizations: Family, Friend, Foe?
... 19805, however, the ecumenical and church-related agencies, or specialized ministries as they were called in some circles, began to chafe at the bit. These agencies had become major players in their own right, with increasingly larger ...
Thomas J. Davis, 2013
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The Crystal Warrior: Book One of The Crystal Warriors Series
She would chafe at the bit, challenge him. He would enjoy taming a fiery one such as her. He didn't realize he'd moved until he found himself standing at a crossroads of sorts. For the first time in his life, Wulf was unsure, undecided which path ...
Maree Anderson, 2011
6
Three Crawford Brothers: The WW II Memoirs of Three Pilots
But after two or three days we began to chafe at the bit and thought only of getting out of there. After a week came the welcome news: return to San Pan and then make a trip to Air Force headquarters in Bari on August 29 and walk our orders ...
Raymond Shelton Crawford, Fred Roberts Crawford, 2008
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The Girl Who Committed Hara-Kiri: And Other Clinical and ...
The latter, after all, is nothing other than one of the manifestations of the omission of help with respect to another mind, as I have tirelessly declared in my professional presentations, at times causing some of my colleagues to chafe at the bit.
Franco Borgogno, 2013
8
Consumer Value: A Framework for Analysis and Research
In other words, when asked to organize his comments on spirituality into a framework that can simultaneously accommodate insights from at least seven other schools of thought, Brown tends to chafe at the bit a bit. He tends to resist the ...
Morris Holbrook, 2002
9
Hired: The Italian's Bride
That included making her chafe at the bit at being ordered around when she was, in fact, the manager of the hotel. Yet all it had taken was one bit of information to make her feel like a complete fraud. To make her return to being the scared little ...
Donna Alward, 2009
10
A Healing Ministry: My Recollections of Canon Jim Glennon
In the long run, that is a very healthy situation to be in, because you are subject to other people who may not have the same point of view as you have, and while you may chafe at the bit, in the long run, what maturity and balance you have, will  ...
Sid Eavis, 2007

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAFE AT THE BIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chafe at the bit is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Everyone Must Reject Giuliani's Comment'
Their colleagues often visibly chafe at the bit while the conservatives make their points, finding it hard to restrain themselves from denouncing ... «National Review Online, Feb 15»
2
'Big Eyes' review: Art, commerce, lies in Tim Burton's latest
But Margaret begins to chafe at the bit. The eyes are the windows to the soul and Margaret's soul is full of deceit. Plus there is her daughter, ... «Examiner.com, Dec 14»
3
Why We Should Give Putin a Chance
NATO can chafe at the bit once again, and the powers-that-be in the Kremlin are not the only ones to have noticed that international conflicts ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 14»
4
Mason right at home on the range
While many teens chafe at the bit to leave home, Mason Raymond never saw any reason why he would want to. Farm values -- hard work, ... «The Province, Oct 08»
5
Clifford Jordan's Glass Bead Games: Coltrane's Progeny
Like the Romantic artist, we chafe at the bit of language, seeing it as a barrier between the self and the reality it wishes to describe or express. «All About Jazz, Aug 07»
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When The Saints Go Marching Out
And that when that dictator began to chafe at the bit, as Saddam Hussein did, would he say it was right to go to war against Iraq, to fire several hundred tonnes of ... «CounterCurrents.org, Oct 03»

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