fire in the belly
Example Sentences
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Jacobs: Do they have fire in the belly?
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
"It makes me even more motivated. It puts the fire in the belly to try and get there. Our task is to get better."
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
“Rural youth have the passion and fire in the belly, which is missing among the students in the cities,” said Rasquinha, whose group has funded some of these athletes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
Anyone looking to connect with the fire in the belly of their girlhood, or anyone simply drawn to books about people and their passions, will find something to love about “Horse Girls.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021
One saw similar flashes of the classic fire in the belly kind of journalism during the agitation against Meta Strips metal recycling plant four years ago.
From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various
