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Definitions by vortac

rearing to go

eager to begin; sometimes "raring" to go; the metaphor is equestrian and like other equestrian allusions "champing at the bit" it connotes that something or someone else is in control, in this case preventing immediate gratification
The twins were rearing to go on the drive to Disney World.
rearing to go by vortac August 29, 2006