eager beavers
Overly keen types
Eager beavers are people who show excessive enthusiasm or diligence, especially in ways that seem overly earnest or annoying to others: The eager beavers in the office always volunteer for extra projects.
The phrase plays on the beaver's reputation for industrious dam-building.
Sometimes used admiringly, but often carries a hint of mockery.
- motivatedSpurred to action
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailedAlert and eager
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- hard workerIndustrious, dedicated person
industrious · zealous · busy bee · early bird · proactive · ambitious · dedicated · workaholic · committed · go-getter · high achiever · dynamo · keeners · self-starter · overachiever · hustlers · spark plug · workhorse
eager beaversslackers
Those who avoid effort
layabouts · loafers · idlers · deadbeats · goldbrickers
eager beaversslackers
Those who avoid effort
underachievers · deadwood · dead weight · freeloaders · passengers
eager beaversfoot-draggers
Those who delay intentionally
dawdlers · procrastinators · laggards · slowpokes · stick-in-the-muds