Meanings
- idiomaticnot comparableWith the intent of killing or severely injuring somebody (especially out of revenge).
They portray Mr. Trump as an imperialist out for blood or as an incompetent lackey of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, often stoking antisemitic tropes.
2026 April 25, Steven Lee Myers, Stuart A. Thompson, “Iran’s Meme War Against Trump Ushers In a Future of ‘Slopaganda’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN1 more example
He watched out for the men in his unit, for the one woman who had saved them so many years ago when they were still raw teens out for blood and revenge on the world, and he watched out for anyone else they stumbled across in their lives that needed protection.
2007, Christine Feehan, Deadly Game, Penguin, →ISBN, page 55
Translations
Finnish janota verta
- janota vertawith the intent of killing
Polish żądny krwi
- żądny krwiwith the intent of killing
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