out for blood
idiom
: very angry and wanting to kill someone or to cause them pain or discomfort
After being attacked, the soldiers were out for blood.
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The real issue—and why the SEC is going out for blood here—is whether governments and central banks can control the crypto movement through rules and decrees that severely restrict cryptocurrencies’ uses.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
The Federal Trade Commission is out for blood, but Big Tech won’t be the one to bleed — the American consumer will.
—Sean-Michael Pigeon, National Review, 6 Oct. 2022
And will Disney, which acquired the rights to the Pooh characters back in 1961, be out for blood?
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022
He wasn’t hurt, but my joke that Bob was out for blood fell a bit flat.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022
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Steve Forbes, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
The Federal Trade Commission is out for blood, but Big Tech won’t be the one to bleed — the American consumer will.
—Sean-Michael Pigeon, National Review, 6 Oct. 2022
And will Disney, which acquired the rights to the Pooh characters back in 1961, be out for blood?
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022
He wasn’t hurt, but my joke that Bob was out for blood fell a bit flat.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022
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“Out for blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20for%20blood. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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