out for blood
Wanting someone destroyed
Out for blood describes someone aggressively seeking revenge, punishment, or victory over another.
The image is of a predator or warrior who won't be satisfied until they've drawn blood: After that humiliating loss, the team is out for blood.
The phrase suggests intensity beyond normal competition—a desire not just to win but to destroy.
- bloodthirstyEager to kill
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- fit to killTo an extreme degree
- going for the jugularAttacking most vulnerable point
- warpathHostile, aggressive stance
hell hath no fury · aggressive · seeing red · revenge · score to settle · vendetta · avenging · ruthless · no mercy · furious · hunt down · in for the kill · reckoning · predator · dead set on · punishment · rampage · marauding
out for bloodforgiving
Inclined to pardon offenses
merciful · letting it go · compassionate · magnanimous · benevolent
out for bloodindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
apathetic · taking it easy · noncompetitive · passive · disengaged
blood, outing, outer, outward, outwardly, outermost, bloody, bloodied, bloodying