fire-breather

as in tiger
an aggressive and fiercely determined person the only hope for turning around that failing company would be a CEO who's a real fire-breather

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tiger
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  • Horn was left partially paralyzed by the tiger attack and, after a brief comeback in 2010, the pair retired from show business.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
  • The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first.
    Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
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“Fire-breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-breather. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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