blood and thunder

Meanings

1. Violent action and language, especially of a melodramatic kind, or the representation of this, or an aggressive or bad-tempered physical confrontation, typically in a sporting context.
2. A work of fiction featuring or characterized by bloodshed and violence; a sensationally violent story, drama, etc.

1. Both melodramatically violent and aggressive; characterized by anger, or forthright ideas and expression.

1. Expressing anger or exasperation.

Etymology

blood (noun) + and (conjunction) + thunder (noun). First attested in 1696.