Glenn (“Fireball”), 1929–64, U.S. racing-car driver.
5.
Kenneth (Lewis), 1885–1957, U.S. novelist and essayist.
6.
Oral, born 1918, U.S. evangelist.
7.
Owen Jo⋅se⋅phus /dʒoʊˈsifəs/Show Spelled Pronunciation[joh-see-fuhs]Show IPA, 1875–1955, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1930–45.
8.
Richard John, born 1943, U.S. molecular biologist, born in England: Nobel prize 1993.
n. an energetic and ambitious person; a go-getter. : That guy is a real ball of fire when it comes to sales. , Wilfred ain't no fireball, but he gets his stuff in on time.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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