bushy-tailed

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

bright, early

VERB + BUSHY-TAILED

bright-eyed

BUSHY-TAILED + NOUN

dog

PREP.

adj

Having a bushy tail.

Ellipsis of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

Eager, alert, enthusiastic, and lively.

"They're eager to learn, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed," coach Jon Gruden said.

Eager to start the day, he leaped out of bed bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

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I woke up bright and bushy-tailed.

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Tom got here early, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

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What's that bushy-tailed dog?

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