fire-breather



fire-breather

One who is intensely and aggressively passionate and fiercely determined. Likened to a dragon or other beast able to shoot streams of fire from its mouth. The company's new boss proved to be a real fire-breather, and in just a few months she turned a once-middling local business into a national powerhouse.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Capucineka-puy-SEENFrench
Yewande-Western African, Yoruba
Shila-Indian, Marathi
Knox[nɔks]
Leda['li:də]
Cynbel-Ancient Celtic