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blood and thunder

noun

  1. sensationalism, violence, or exaggerated melodrama.

    a movie full of blood and thunder.



blood-and-thunder

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to a melodramatic adventure story

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of blood and thunder1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Watching parts of Spence's chat with Ferdinand, you can perhaps make easy assumptions about why a blood and thunder coach like Conte may not immediately take to Spence's more laidback demeanour off the pitch.

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Morgan says his team will bring "heart, soul, blood and thunder".

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Mainoo, meanwhile, rose above the blood and thunder with rare composure for one so young.

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There isn't the blood and thunder of South Africa, the champagne and swagger of France or the intricacies of Ireland.

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On the other side of the English Channel, the reaction against the French Revolution packed a lot more blood and thunder.

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