out for blood

phrase

: very angry and wanting to kill someone or to cause them pain or discomfort

After being attacked, the soldiers were out for blood.

Examples of out for blood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Federal Trade Commission is out for blood, but Big Tech won’t be the one to bleed — the American consumer will. — Sean-Michael Pigeon, National Review, 6 Oct. 2022

And will Disney, which acquired the rights to the Pooh characters back in 1961, be out for blood? — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022

Beast is another film in that tradition, a tight 90-minute thriller about a family in jeopardy against a natural force that’s out for blood. — Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022

While West’s exchanges with Cudi have mostly consisted of harsh words, the rapper has been out for blood regarding Davidson. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2022

Rhymes for out for blood

• waterflood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• flood
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud
• lifeblood