beast

[Victor Steinbok]

Isn't this meant to be just an extension of "he's an absolute beast in
battle"? Fearless, ferocious, hungry for victory... you can throw in
"animal instinct" there as well. But "leader"? I guess, if you compare
your team to a wolfpack...

     VS-)

On 2/10/2014 11:39 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> CNN describes a football player as "a beast on the field, a great leader."
>
> Used to be, a "beast" was a kinda bad thing. But hey, football.
>
> JL

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