piss and vinegar
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Noun
piss and vinegar (uncountable)
- (US) Exuberance or enthusiasm, especially to an excessive degree; bravado; youthful energy. [from mid-20th c.]
- Synonym: spit and vinegar
- 1940, John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, Viking, page 248:
- "I know what's a matter. Young fella, all full a piss an' vinegar. Wanta be a hell of a guy all the time."
- 2008 October 2, David Fricke, “Q&A: Metallica's James Hetfield”, in Rolling Stone, retrieved 21 Feb. 2009:
- Everyone wants that: the vigor, fire, piss and vinegar. You really believe that you're taking on the world.
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- “piss and vinegar”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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