full of piss and vinegar
Example Sentences
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We were this startup, full of piss and vinegar, trying to tell the truth and write about our community and make documentaries about our community.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
"We're entrepreneurs. We are full of piss and vinegar, as they would say," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025
It was a different time, and it’s your youth, and you’re full of angst, you’re full of piss and vinegar.
From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2018
He recalled in his autobiography: “San Quentin was beneficial to me as the army is for some people. I was 20 and full of piss and vinegar with no intention of doing anything right.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2016
But that didn’t stop him from also donating $5,400 to Ted Cruz: “He was full of piss and vinegar and caught my fancy.”
From Time • Jul. 22, 2015
