Suda | @home again :asexual_flag: :demisexual_flag: on Nostr: Like three times in two weeks I've heard the phrase "chomping at the bit" and I find ...
Like three times in two weeks I've heard the phrase "chomping at the bit" and I find it very odd because I've always heard it as "champing at the bit"
It appears to be another case of language shifting over time, like card shark/card sharp
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