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2021-05-19 08:05
Fire in (one's)/the belly phrase
It can also be phrased as "fire in the belly".
A very strong sense of enthusiasm and determination.
He always plays with fire in the belly, and I believe that is the root of his resounding success.
She seems to lack the fire in her belly when she half-heartedly taught kids by using materials taken from others.
The player is on the comeback trail with fire in his belly after a serious knee injury.
Work with fire in your belly, then success will chase you.
To despise or make determined attempts less strong
To start working on something seriously or determinedly; to start doing what needs to be done
If you hit the ground running, you start to work immediately with a lot of energy.
It was first recorrded in print in 1882, as part of a comparison article by Robert Louis Stevenson between historians Thomas Carlyle and Thomas Babington Macaulay. The origin of the phrase is unknown. Stoking a potbellied stove or the fiery feeling of heartfelt heartburn may have inspired this metaphor for ambition.
Do you see anything wrong?
If you fall for someone's trick the first time then they are at fault.
Are you going to mess with me again? Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
