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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At the dark dive Le Tigre Lounge, tigers dominate the interior design, all the way down to the carpet.—
Peter Cameron,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025 -
In The Lion in the Living Room, Abigail Tucker reminds that our ancestors were certainly prey for lions and leopards and tigers.—
Rebecca van Laer
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Fire-breathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-breathers. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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