Hello to all,
I was watching football the other day and after Rooney lost many opportunities to score a goal the commentator said something like this:
Oh, that Rooney has lost his venom.
And the guy next to him aknowledged by saying something like this:
Yeah,his fangs are not as sharp as they once were.
So, are these common idioms? Are they used exactly like that? Can it be used to imply that someone is not as powerful and influential as they used to be? :
"The Prime Minister is basically a spent force. He has lost venom and his fangs are not as sharp as they used to be."
Thank you in advance
I was watching football the other day and after Rooney lost many opportunities to score a goal the commentator said something like this:
Oh, that Rooney has lost his venom.
And the guy next to him aknowledged by saying something like this:
Yeah,his fangs are not as sharp as they once were.
So, are these common idioms? Are they used exactly like that? Can it be used to imply that someone is not as powerful and influential as they used to be? :
"The Prime Minister is basically a spent force. He has lost venom and his fangs are not as sharp as they used to be."
Thank you in advance