be straining at the leash

to be very eager to do something that you are being prevented from doing at the present time Meanwhile we hear that our soldiers have reached a peak of fitness and are straining at the leash.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eleutherius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Paris (2)	PER-is (English), PAR-is (English)	Various
Devon	['devn]
Desideratus	-	Late Roman
Arminson	['a:minsn]
Hendel	-	Yiddish