| 2. | Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed | |
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To be wide awake, not tired... old western slang Woman: Baby are you tired?
Man: Nah, I'm bright eyed and bushy tailed |
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| 1. | bright eyed and bushy tailed | |
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Excited and attentive. Reffering to squirrels. As in 'Here is my new kindergarten class, all bright eyed and bushy tailed.' The allusion here is to the appearance of a squirrel, which with its beady eyes and bushy tail looks ready for anything. 1930s
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