Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 22:21:46 -0400
From: Kusujiro Miyoshi
Subject: "an eager beaver"

Quite recently an American friend of mine said to me that the
expression of "an eager beaver" (keen, hardworking and enthusiastic
person) is not used today. Is it true? I'll appreciate if anyone
could answer on this matter.

Kusujiro Miyoshi,
Soka Women's College, Japan.
kw900325[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]s.soka.ac.jp