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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  • The California Highway Patrol responded to a call this week of a possible baby tiger stranded on the side of a highway in San Luis Obispo County.
    Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • Lions and tigers, as well as the gods Hermes and Pan, appear in the scene, too.
    Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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“Fire-breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-breather. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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