Anxious to Do Something Right

Anxious describes an emotion, first of all. When we use it like this, anxious to do something, it actually has the idea of excited to do something,. So it's maybe like nervous, but it's a little more like excitement instead of worry. To snap up just means to grab it quickly, to grab it. And then finally, the last phrase, he croaked, for all he was worth. This also has a few meanings, but croaked is the sound that a crow makes - ra ra, ra.