fire in the belly
Example Sentences
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Jacobs: Do they have fire in the belly?
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
"The dedication that comes from doing sport to that level, the obsession that you need, that fire in the belly."
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2023
“He has to have that fire in the belly, and he has to show it to voters.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2022
“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
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
