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eager beaver
eager beaver {n. phr.}, {slang}
Тот, кто всегда жаждет сделать больше (напр., по работе), возможно для того, чтобы завоевать расположение своего руководителя или начальства.
Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver.
The man who was promoted to be manager was an eager beaver who got to work early and left late and was always offering to do extra work.
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Источник: A Dictionary of American Idioms