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bright eyed and bushy tailed

bright eyed and bushy tailed is the alternative spelling of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

Meaning of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

Adjective

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (comparative more bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, superlative most bright-eyed and bushy-tailed)

  1. (idiomatic) Eager, alert, enthusiastic, and lively.
    • "They're eager to learn, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed," coach Jon Gruden said.2008 May 3, Chris Harry, “QB Johnson turns heads at minicamp”, in OrlandoSentinal.com, retrieved 03 May 2008

Questions about bright eyed and bushy tailed

What is bright eyed and bushy tailed the alternative spelling of?
Bright eyed and bushy tailed is the alternative spelling of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

Words near bright eyed and bushy tailed in the dictionary

  1. bright as a new button
  2. bright as a new coin
  3. bright as a new dollar
  4. bright as a new penny
  5. bright as a new pin
  6. bright eyed and bushy tailed
  7. bright field
  8. bright giant
  9. bright giants
  10. bright green
  11. bright lights

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