腕(うで)が鳴(な)る

うでがなる
expression
to be itching to show one's skill
idiomemotion
1. to be itching to show one's skill
Literally 'one's arm rings.' Said of oneself when a chance comes to use a skill one is confident in, and one is eager to get started.
腕(うで)が鳴(な)るね。
I'm itching to show what I can do.
久(ひさ)しぶりの試合(しあい)で腕(うで)が鳴(な)る。
With my first match in ages, I'm itching to show my stuff.
大(おお)きな仕事(しごと)を任(まか)されて、料理人(りょうりにん)として腕(うで)が鳴(な)る思(おも)いだった。
Entrusted with a big job, I was eager as a cook to show what I could do.

Usage

Used about one's own eagerness, not about other people's. Common as 腕(うで)が鳴(な)る思(おも)い and, in casual speech, 腕(うで)が鳴(な)るぜ.

Related words

Related Words

Related: 腕(うで)を磨(みが)く (to hone one's skill)
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