TIL it's technically "champing" and not "chomping" at the bit 
Definition of CHAMPING AT THE BITBut as so often happens, as long as enough people use the wrong way of saying something, it becomes accepted as a right way of saying it
Definition of CHAMPING AT THE BITBut as so often happens, as long as enough people use the wrong way of saying something, it becomes accepted as a right way of saying it
huh, that's neat.
I'm always glad to learn about the origins of phrases in foreign lgs
well, and even in my own
Neat 
interesting.
googled for background. so champing p.much means the same as chomping, but champing at the bit is more time- and historically correct.
Champing at the Bit vs. Chomping at the Bit – Meanin...
Champing at the Bit vs. Chomping at the Bit – Meanin...
history being, it was the word used in the original idiom. nothing historically significant related to it
madugongmaria: You're my chompion for being meticulous in finding it ouit :v
i.. win at biting? 
that's the bit :v
bit-ing
champ - Wiktionary, the free dictionarySo, champ changed spelling to become chomp? It seems like it from what I've read. If this idiom has been around long enough, then it might have fallen victim to the changes in English phonology.
... and since the word "champ" is ultimately an imitative (sound word? sth like "woosh" or "plonk") then I guess it'd be more sensitive to changes in phonology than other words.
ako rin! damn, i want to make some, kaso walang tablea dito. 