Eager Beaver
- Eager Beaver
- How common is this idiom?: This idiom is still widely used today, particularly in informal settings, to describe someone who is extremely diligent and hardworking.
- Literal Meaning: A beaver that is eager, implying a beaver that is enthusiastic and motivated to work.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: A person who is extremely diligent and hardworking, often to the point of being overly enthusiastic or zealous.
- John is such an eager beaver, he finished the project two days before the deadline.
- She's an eager beaver, always volunteering for extra work and taking on new challenges.
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