too eager

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• too eager by half — too clever/eager/cocky/etc by half british spoken phrase used for showing that you do not approve of someone because they are clever enthusiastic confident etc in a way that annoys you People regularly accuse him of being too clever by half.… …   Useful english dictionary

• only too eager to do something — phrase very keen to do something, especially so keen that it causes problems Some patients are only too eager to tell you exactly how they feel. Thesaurus: enthusiasticsynonym Main entry: eager …   Useful english dictionary

• only too eager to do something — very keen to do something, especially so keen that it causes problems Some patients are only too eager to tell you exactly how they feel …   English dictionary

• eager — ea|ger [ igər ] adjective ** very enthusiastic about doing something or enthusiastic about something that will happen: She looked at the eager faces waiting for her news. eager to do something: He s so eager to learn that he stays late every… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• eager — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, only too …   Collocations dictionary

• eager */*/ — UK [ˈiːɡə(r)] / US [ˈɪɡər] adjective very keen to do something or enthusiastic about something that will happen She looked at the eager faces waiting for her news. eager to do something: He s so eager to learn that he stays late every evening.… …   English dictionary

• eager — eager, avid, keen, anxious, agog, athirst mean actuated by a strong and urgent desire or interest. Eager implies ardor and, often, enthusiasm; it frequently also connotes impatience {it is not a life for fiery and dominant natures, eager to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• too cocky by half — too clever/eager/cocky/etc by half british spoken phrase used for showing that you do not approve of someone because they are clever enthusiastic confident etc in a way that annoys you People regularly accuse him of being too clever by half.… …   Useful english dictionary

• eager beaver — ☆ eager beaver n. Slang a person characterized by much, or too much, industry, initiative, or enthusiasm …   English World dictionary

• wasn't too eager to talk — did not want to tell, did not want to talk about it …   English contemporary dictionary

• eager — adjective 1 very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do: There was a queue of eager schoolchildren outside the theatre. | eager to do sth: Clara was eager to tell her side of the story. | eager… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English