blood-and-thunder

Example Sentences

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Watching parts of Spence's chat with Ferdinand, you can perhaps make easy assumptions about why a blood and thunder coach like Conte may not immediately take to Spence's more laidback demeanour off the pitch.

From BBC

Morgan says his team will bring "heart, soul, blood and thunder".

From BBC

Mainoo, meanwhile, rose above the blood and thunder with rare composure for one so young.

From BBC

There isn't the blood and thunder of South Africa, the champagne and swagger of France or the intricacies of Ireland.

From BBC

On the other side of the English Channel, the reaction against the French Revolution packed a lot more blood and thunder.

From Salon