sporting\ blood

sporting\ blood
noun
Willingness to take risks; spirit of adventure.

The cowboy's sporting blood tempted him to try to ride the wild horse.

The boy's sporting blood caused him to run away with a circus.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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