Idiom
fire in the belly
Meaning
The emotional stamina and vigor, passion, or inner drive to achieve something, to take action, etc.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She has the fire in her belly to become a professional athlete.”
“The coach noticed the young player had the fire in her belly, so he decided to give her a starting position.”
“Despite the repeated failures of his startup, the entrepreneur maintained a fierce fire in his belly that compelled him to try again.”
Examples
simple
“She has the fire in her belly to become a professional athlete.”
contextual
“The coach noticed the young player had the fire in her belly, so he decided to give her a starting position.”
complex
“Despite the repeated failures of his startup, the entrepreneur maintained a fierce fire in his belly that compelled him to try again.”
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