English Explanatory Dictionary

tiger in one's tank

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

enthusiasm, energy, fervor

Word forms

tiger in one's tank

Etymology

From a postwar advertising campaign for Esso petrol: "Put a tiger in your tank".

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