only too eager

Frequency: 5.54.1 per million words

Used to emphasize that someone is very willing to do something, sometimes excessively so.

eagerADVERB + eager

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only too

Examples (10)

  • They were only too eager to help us.
  • The young intern was only too eager to please his new boss.
  • She was only too eager to share the gossip she had heard.
  • Rival companies are only too eager to point out any flaws in our product.
  • After weeks of practice, the pianist was only too eager to perform.
  • The volunteers were only too eager to get started on the community project.
  • He seemed only too eager to accept the challenging assignment.
  • I'm only too eager to hear your side of the story.
  • The local media was only too eager to report on the scandal.
  • As a budding scientist, she was only too eager to demonstrate her new discovery.