as in tigers
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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tigers
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Arriving guests can be greeted by elephants at reception, before taking in tigers, bears, leopards, and hundreds of bird species on game drives.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026 -
Experts are particularly concerned about the safety of the cheetahs, as no extant cheetah populations coexist with tigers in the wild.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 June 2026
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“Fire-breathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-breathers. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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