FYI, the saying is "champing at the bit", it comes from horses being restrained.

mylifeandtimes an hour ago | parent | next [-]

hey, I appreciate your love of language and sharing with us.

I'm wondering if we couldn't re-think "bit" to the computer science usage instead of the thing that goes in the horse's mouth, and what it would mean for an AI agent to "champ at the bit"?

What new sayings will we want?

	▲	nilamo an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Byting at the bit?

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odo1242 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

chomping at the bit

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danpalmer an hour ago | parent [-]

Actually it was originally "champing" – to grind or gnash teeth. The "chomping" (to bite) alternative cropped up more recently as people misheard and misunderstood, but it's generally accepted as an alternative now.

	▲	kortilla 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It’s actually accepted as the primary now and telling people about “champing” is just seen as archaic.