an eager beaver
/ən ˌiːɡə ˈbiːvə/INFORMAL · C1
Meaning
someone very keen to work hard
Examples
- 1Our newest volunteer is an eager beaver, always asking for another job to do.
- 2I was an eager beaver on my first placement and offered to help every department.
- 3What an eager beaver you are, finishing your tasks and immediately volunteering for more!
- 4Lea is an eager beaver; even after completing her assignment, she asks for extra projects.
- 5Far from avoiding work, the new assistant proved an eager beaver, enthusiastically helping with every task.
Grammar
Countable: an eager beaver, plural eager beavers. Keep eager unchanged and use an in the singular.
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