full of piss and vinegar
Exuberant or enthusiastic, especially to an excessive degree; brazen.
vinegar
UK /ˈvɪnəɡə/ US /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, balsamic, excellent, full, little, most, other, sharp
VERB + VINEGAR
bit, bottle, bring, buy, dash, fries, juice, laughing
VINEGAR + NOUN
bath, merchant, modena, o
PREP.
in, in, than, with, without
ADV.
instead, once
Definitions
noun
1
A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
In Persia, newly married couples were presented with sheep's trotters steeped in vinegar as a love enticement.
2
Any variety of vinegar.
a range of herb-flavoured vinegars
3
Vigor; vitality.
You full of vinegar now, but you 'bout through / We gonna get a steam drill to do your share of driving / Then what's all them muscles gonna do? Huh, John Henry? / Gonna take a little bit of vinegar out of you.
[Rahm Emanuel] was full of vinegar on his proposal of mandatory retirement at age 75 for the president and the rest of the executive branch, as well as Congress and the judiciary.
verb
1
To season or otherwise treat with vinegar.
Accordingly, after a vast amount of moaning and crying up-stairs, and much damping of foreheads, and vinegaring of temples, and hartshorning of noses, and so forth […]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alc
- acetum
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity.
you attract more flies with honey than vinegar
Alternative form of you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
She would call her mother in tears, and Mom would comfort and console her, then suggest that Amy simply try to be nicer to Ted: "You attract more flies with honey than vinegar," sh
honey catches more flies than vinegar
Synonym of you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar
Alternative form of you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Example Bank
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In Persia, newly married couples were presented with sheep's trotters steeped in vinegar as a love enticement.
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a range of herb-flavoured vinegars
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You full of vinegar now, but you 'bout through / We gonna get a steam drill to do your share of driving / Then what's all them muscles gonna do? Huh, John Henry? / Gonna take a little bit of vinegar o
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Accordingly, after a vast amount of moaning and crying up-stairs, and much damping of foreheads, and vinegaring of temples, and hartshorning of noses, and so forth […]
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Vinegar has a sharp taste.
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He rubs the stain with vinegar.
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i Register
In some senses, vinegar is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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