Meaning of killer instinct | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The natural inclination to aggressively achieve dominance or success in a particular endeavor.
   countable, idiomatic, uncountable
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see killer, instinct.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Not for the first time this season, that lack of killer instinct - combined with an approach more responsive than probing - proved costly for Martinez's men.”

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