Australian Idioms – To go off like a frog in a sock

It’s almost over! We have reached the last Australian idiom of our series. You can check them all out here.

Today is one of our favourites:

Idiom – To go off like a frog in a sock.

Meaning – To be very excited.

Alternatives – There are lots and lots of expressions that mean being very excited. Let’s have a look at some of them: “bouncing off the walls”, “champing at the bit” (like an excited horse about to race), to be in a “fever pitch”, to be an “eager beaver” and another animal idiom: “to have ants in one’s pants”.  

Thanks Hotel Club, for sharing these images, and Jared Atkins for creating them.