bundle of energy

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)One who is especiallylively, continuallyactive, orindustrious.1883, Landon Taylor,The Battlefield Reviewed, 2nd edition,page367:In truth it may be said he is abundle of energy, and when he enlists in any good cause, he is a living illustration of St. Paul's motto: "But thisone thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize."1885,Edward Payson Roe, chapter 18, inDriven Back to Eden:To children there are few greater delights than that of building a fire in the woods. . . . Winnie and Bobsey, littlebundles of energythat they were, seemed unwearied in feeding the flames.2007September 20, Katherine Tweed, “Kitty Considerations: Buying the Perfect Cat”, inFOXNews, retrieved 15 Apr. 2009:Anyone looking for a kitten should consider that it is a tinybundle of energy.; (idiomatic)The energy associated with beinglively, continuallyactive, orindustrious.2007April 5, Kevin McGran, “'Du-bie, Du-bie' an overnight sensation”, inToronto Star, Canada, retrieved 15 Apr. 2009:But Dubielewicz has abundle of energyand the fans and his teammates feed off it.

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