She's training hard and raring to run in the marathon.
Now that he's recovered from his injuries, he's raring to go.
English dictionary. 2014.
raring to do something — informal phrase excited about something and impatient to begin it She’s training hard and raring to run in the marathon. raring to go (=ready to start something): Now that he’s recovered from his injuries, he’s raring to go. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
raring — [[t]re͟ərɪŋ[/t]] 1) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that you are raring to go, you mean that you are very eager to start doing something. After a good night s sleep, Paul said he was raring to go. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ, ADJ to inf, ADJ for n If you… … English dictionary
raring — rar|ing [ rerıŋ ] adjective raring to do something excited about something and impatient to begin it: She s training hard and raring to run in the marathon. raring to go (=ready to start something): Now that he s recovered from his injuries, he s … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
raring — UK [ˈreərɪŋ] / US [ˈrerɪŋ] adjective raring to do something … English dictionary
raring — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ very eager to do something: she was raring to go. ORIGIN from rare, dialect variant of ROAR(Cf. ↑roarer) or REAR(Cf. ↑rear) … English terms dictionary
raring — rar|ing [ˈreərıŋ US ˈrer ] adj informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: REAR2] 1.) raring to go very eager to start an activity ▪ They woke up early and were raring to go. 2.) raring to do sth BrE very eager to do something ▪ The children were raring… … Dictionary of contemporary English
raring — adjective 1 raring to go very eager to start an activity: They woke up early and were raring to go. 2 raring to do sth very eager to do something: The children were raring to get out into the snow … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
raring to go — If someone is raring to go, they are very eager and enthusiastic about the idea of doing something. The kids can t wait to go camping. They re raring to go! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
raring — adjective informal very eager to do something: she was raring to go. Origin 1920s: pres. participle of rare, dialect var. of roar or rear2 … English new terms dictionary
raring to go — to be ready and excited to begin doing something. The lawyers were raring to go Monday afternoon when the judge started the hearing. Usage notes: sometimes spelled rarin to go to show how it is said: Sometimes she d wake up at five in the morning … New idioms dictionary
