Idiom
killer instinct
Meaning
The natural inclination to aggressively achieve dominance or success in a particular endeavor.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She has the killer instinct needed to win every game.”
“To succeed in such a competitive industry, you need a certain killer instinct to outperform your rivals.”
“The young entrepreneur possessed a sharp killer instinct, allowing her to identify market weaknesses and dominate the sector before her competitors could react.”
Examples
simple
“She has the killer instinct needed to win every game.”
contextual
“To succeed in such a competitive industry, you need a certain killer instinct to outperform your rivals.”
complex
“The young entrepreneur possessed a sharp killer instinct, allowing her to identify market weaknesses and dominate the sector before her competitors could react.”
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