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Idiom

full of piss and vinegar

Vulgar

Meaning

Exuberant or enthusiastic, especially to an excessive degree; brazen.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The new intern is full of piss and vinegar.”

“Even after a long day of work, he arrived at the gym full of piss and vinegar, ready to train for hours.”

“The young recruit entered the battlefield full of piss and vinegar, completely unaware of the harsh realities that awaited him in the trenches.”

Examples

simple

“The new intern is full of piss and vinegar.”

contextual

“Even after a long day of work, he arrived at the gym full of piss and vinegar, ready to train for hours.”

complex

“The young recruit entered the battlefield full of piss and vinegar, completely unaware of the harsh realities that awaited him in the trenches.”

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