holy terror
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A former Olympic hammer thrower, the Crunchem Hall headmistress is described as “a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
In the wind, it can be a holy terror.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
Interestingly, Joshua behaves well at his half-day preschool, but at home can be a holy terror!
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2021
This evolution from a passive naïf into a holy terror who rules by the fealty of her subjects is what has earned Daenerys, according to Clarke, the audience’s loyalty.
From Time ● Jun. 29, 2017
She was a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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