fire in the belly
Example Sentences
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Jacobs: Do they have fire in the belly?
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
“I think what transpired on that last green gave us a fire in the belly to get the job done.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2023
"It's definitely put a bit more fire in the belly and off we go for another three years."
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2022
“He has to have that fire in the belly, and he has to show it to voters.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2022
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
