fire in the belly
Example Sentences
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Jacobs: Do they have fire in the belly?
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
"It's definitely put a bit more fire in the belly and off we go for another three years."
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2022
“Rural youth have the passion and fire in the belly, which is missing among the students in the cities,” said Rasquinha, whose group has funded some of these athletes.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021
“It was kind of the catalyst that started all of this. It was the fire in the belly that she ignited.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2020
One saw similar flashes of the classic fire in the belly kind of journalism during the agitation against Meta Strips metal recycling plant four years ago.
From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various