holy terror

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A former Olympic hammer thrower, the Crunchem Hall headmistress is described as “a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Interestingly, Joshua behaves well at his half-day preschool, but at home can be a holy terror!

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2021

This evolution from a passive naïf into a holy terror who rules by the fealty of her subjects is what has earned Daenerys, according to Clarke, the audience’s loyalty.

From Time • Jun. 29, 2017

"He's Batman, I'm Robin," said Miller, whose polite off-the-field demeanor belies the holy terror he represents to offensive tackles on game day.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2011

This giant ate no meat at all, though he was a holy terror when served a basket of roots, crunching onions and turnips and even raw hard neeps between his big square teeth.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin