"Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed"
Through my investigation I found no documented origin on my idiom. However I did find out that it started to be used sometime in the 1930's.
From my research "Bright eyed and bushy tailed" means to be awake and alert, and sometimes even excited. I found in my study that this phrase refers to a squirrel or maybe other animals. When they feel a sense of danger or being threatened, they get up on their haunches, swish their tails and book around. Others say that this phrase means to be awake, alert, and ready for whatever is coming.
5 comments:
A squirrel is bright eyed and bushy tailed. I also heard of being bright eyed aand bushy tailed as the day starts.
I like the phrase "bright eyed and bushy tailed." If you think about it is true about squriels. And the phrase fits the person who posted it
This is really cute. Great topic.
I have always heard the comment when a person gets up from taking a nap that that person is bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready to finish their day.
I have always heard the comment that when a person got from a nap that they were bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready to finish their day.
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