an eager beaver

an eager beaver
разг.
1) работяга, старательный, неугомонный человек [первонач. амер.]

I was an eager beaver once, Alec thought. (R. Rouark, ‘The Honey Badge’, ch 4) — - И я был энтузиастом когда-то, - подумал Алек.

This guy, Marshall, is an eager beaver, a go-getter, but he's relatively inexperienced. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Amorous Aunt’, ch. 15) — Этот Маршалл работает с огоньком, и человек он энергичный, но опыта у него маловато.

2) пренебр. излишне усердный, ретивый работник; человек, выслуживающийся перед начальством

He would be popular in school if he weren't such an eager beaver. (RHD) — Его бы любили в школе, если бы он не старался изо всех сил угодить учителям.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • Eager Beaver Baseball Association — Eager Beaver Baseball Association, Inc. (EBBA) is a baseball league for youths in London, Ontario, Canada, that was first organized in 1955 by former Major League Baseball player Frank Colman, London sportsman Gordon Berryhill and Al Marshall.In… …   Wikipedia

  • eager beaver — {n. phr.}, {slang} A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. * /Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver./ * /The man who was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eager beaver — {n. phr.}, {slang} A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. * /Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver./ * /The man who was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eager beaver — A person who is extremely keen is an eager beaver …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • eager beaver — noun count INFORMAL someone who is extremely enthusiastic and enjoys working extremely hard …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • eager beaver — [n] active person ambitious person, ball of fire*, busy bee*, busy person, doer, dynamo, fireball*, go getter, hot shot, live wire*, pistol*, self starter, spark plug*, workhorse; concept 706 …   New thesaurus

  • eager beaver — ☆ eager beaver n. Slang a person characterized by much, or too much, industry, initiative, or enthusiasm …   English World dictionary

  • eager-beaver — See eager beaver. * * * …   Universalium

  • eager beaver — noun an alert and energetic person • Syn: ↑busy bee, ↑live wire, ↑sharpie, ↑sharpy • Hypernyms: ↑actor, ↑doer, ↑worker • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • eager\ beaver — n. phr. slang A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver. The man who was promoted to be… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • eager beaver — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms eager beaver : singular eager beaver plural eager beavers informal someone who is extremely enthusiastic and enjoys working extremely hard …   English dictionary


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