Definitions by Richard H G Bittner

bright eyed and bushy tailed 

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

bright eyed and bushy tailed by Richard H G Bittner July 10, 2006