tiger in (one's) tank

A lot of vigor, determination, and motivation. A reference to an advertising slogan of the oil company Esso: "Put a tiger in your tank." The company had a tiger in its tank in the late '90s, a seemingly unstoppable juggernaut in the industry, but a series of awful business decisions and the economic crash led it to bankruptcy in 2013. The manufacturers advertise the energy supplement as being able to put a tiger in your tank when you're feeling tired.

a tiger in your tank

energy, spirit, or animation.

This expression originated as a 1960s advertising slogan for Esso petrol: ‘Put a tiger in your tank’.

词组	tiger in (one's) tank
释义	tiger in (one's) tank tiger in (one's) tank A lot of vigor, determination, and motivation. A reference to an advertising slogan of the oil company Esso: "Put a tiger in your tank." The company had a tiger in its tank in the late '90s, a seemingly unstoppable juggernaut in the industry, but a series of awful business decisions and the economic crash led it to bankruptcy in 2013. The manufacturers advertise the energy supplement as being able to put a tiger in your tank when you're feeling tired. See also: tank, tiger Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a tiger in your tank energy, spirit, or animation. This expression originated as a 1960s advertising slogan for Esso petrol: ‘Put a tiger in your tank’. See also: tank, tiger Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: a tiger in your tank on condition (that) on condition that go public turkey bacon a hatchet man hatchet man company put in touch with put somebody in touch with somebody/something
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