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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The phrase about tiger blood and never losing stuck with him during the interview, and the unhinged moment went viral.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Especially if the tiger and the magpie have a name among the crew like Derpy and Sussie.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Fire-breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-breather. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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