eager to work

eager to work
expr.
arbeitsfreudig adj.

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  • eager beaver — {n. phr.}, {slang} A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. * /Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver./ * /The man who was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eager beaver — {n. phr.}, {slang} A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. * /Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver./ * /The man who was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eager\ beaver — n. phr. slang A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver. The man who was promoted to be… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • eager beaver — person who is always eager to work or do extra work He is a real eager beaver and is always available to work when we need him …   Idioms and examples

  • eager beaver — /igə ˈbivə/ (say eeguh beevuh) noun Colloquial 1. a diligent and zealous person. 2. someone over eager for work …  

  • eager — eager1 [ē′gər] adj. [ME egre < OFr aigre < L acer, sharp, acute, ardent, eager: see ACID] 1. feeling or showing keen desire; impatient or anxious to do or get; ardent 2. Archaic sharp; keen eagerly adv. eagerness n. SYN. EAGER1 implies… …   English World dictionary

  • work-life balance — UK US noun [singular] the relationship between the amount of time and effort that someone gives to work and the amount that they give to other aspects of life, such as their family Many people are eager to have a better work life balance.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • eager — 01. I m quite [eager] to start my new job. 02. The kids [eagerly] packed their bags for their trip to Disneyland. 03. The children were really [eager] to see their grandmother after she came home from the hospital. 04. My teenage son s… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • eager — ea|ger [ˈi:gə US ər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: aigre, from Latin acer sharp ] 1.) very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do eager to do sth ▪ I was eager to get back to work… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • eager — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. desirous, keen, fervent, fervid, hotheaded, earnest, intent; zealous, ardent, agog; avid, anxious, athirst. See activity, desire, expectation, feeling, haste. Ant., indifferent, phlegmatic. II… …   English dictionary for students

  • eager beaver — a person who wants to work    Joan is the eager beaver in this class. She likes to work …   English idioms

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