Straining at the leash.

You seem to be straining at the leash, Mr Briggs.

Gabriel's curiosity, already straining at the leash, broke free of the last vestiges of his self-control.

At Rue du Bac they're straining at the leash!

The old one was always a bit, you know, " Grr-argh ", always straining at the leash.

Only twelve soldiers were still able to fight, but they weren’t exactly straining at the leash.

Yes, I can feel it straining at the leash right now.

I thought you' d be straining at the leash to sniff out the culprit

I was an hour early. 6 was like a dog straining at the leash.

At rue de Bac they're straining at the leash!

Dad seemed content with the sticks, but I was straining at the leash.

I thought you'd be straining at the leash to sniff out the culprit.

Just came out of the toilet and she was being pulled along by Richard's dogs straining at the leash.

I stopped in my tracks, sniffed the air, and then strained at the leash as the smell got stronger.

Just came out of the toilet and she was being pulled along by Richard’s dogs straining at the leash.

After six years of devolved dither and delay , there is an obligation on the Welsh Assembly Government to urgently embrace the expertise and innovation that voluntary , mutual and private-sector housing professionals across Wales are straining at the leash to deliver

As the Soviet Union steadily disintegrated, with virtually all of its 15 republics straining at the leash, Yeltsin gained the leadership of the largest – the Russian Federation – which placed him in a tactical alliance with independence campaigners in Ukraine, the Baltic states, and Georgia.

Like a dog straining at a leash, the Amy Bigalow tucked her bow slightly, increasing the tension.

What action do you propose to take to develop housing and homelessness strategies that truly represent the advice and expertise of front-line housing professionals and organisations across Wales, to ensure that our approach truly is bottom- up, not only in terms of the tenants and people looking for assisted home ownership but also in terms of the wealth of expertise out there across scores of organisations straining at the leash to contribute to finding a way forward?

Wildness strained at the end of the tight leash Thomas kept on his behavior.

They walked in silence for a while, watching the dog straining at its leash.