Idiom
stay hungry
Meaning
To maintain a strong motivation to achieve or compete; to avoid complacency.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You must stay hungry if you want to succeed in this career.”
“Even after winning the championship, the coach told his players they needed to stay hungry to win again next year.”
“Despite reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he continued to stay hungry, constantly seeking new challenges to avoid the trap of complacency.”
Examples
simple
“You must stay hungry if you want to succeed in this career.”
contextual
“Even after winning the championship, the coach told his players they needed to stay hungry to win again next year.”
complex
“Despite reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he continued to stay hungry, constantly seeking new challenges to avoid the trap of complacency.”
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