bushy tailed
Enthusiastic and alert
Bushy tailed describes an animal with a thick, fluffy tail, like a squirrel or fox.
The phrase appears most often in the expression bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, meaning alert, energetic, and eager—the look of a healthy, well-rested creature ready to go: She showed up at 6 a.m., bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
- squirrelBushy-tailed tree rodent
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- perkyLively and cheerful
- bright-eyedAlert and enthusiastic
- chipmunkStriped burrowing rodent
furry · alert · eager · morning person · woodland · energetic · fox · raccoon · whiskers · forest · scamper · nutty · frisky · lively · full of beans · enthusiastic · cheerful · morning
- appearance idiomsall dolled up, dolled up, done up, dressed to kill, dressed to the nines
- energy idiomsfull of beans, running on empty, second wind, burn out, fired up
- youth sayingsfountain of youth, salad days, spring chicken, tender age, young at heart
enthusiasm and eagerness
bushy tailedapathetic
Without feeling or concern
jaded · unenthusiastic · world-weary · disengaged · indifferent
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