ball of fire
Noun

ball of fire

  1. (idiomatic) A person who is especially hard-working, high-achieving, ambitious, or active.
    • "They seem to think he's a whirlin' ball of fire, but that don't worry you none, does it?"
    • 1981, Jim Brosnan, "Keith Hernandez on the Rocky Road to Cooperstown," Boys' Life, vol. 71, no. 9, p. 36 ↗:
      Despite Kennedy's glowing tribute, Hernandez was no ball of fire his first year as a pro.
      "Woman in her mid-fifties. No ball of fire. She's been with the company for twenty-two years and demonstrated no desire to climb any further."
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