"ball of fire" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1910, Rex Ellingwood Beach, chapter 16, in Going Some: A Romance of Strenuous Affection",
          "text": "\"I wonder how fast this feller is? Ever heard?\"\n\"They seem to think he's a whirlin' ball of fire, but that don't worry you none, does it?\"",
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          "ref": "1981, Jim Brosnan, “Keith Hernandez on the Rocky Road to Cooperstown,”, in Boys' Life, volume 71, number 9, page 36",
          "text": "Despite Kennedy's glowing tribute, Hernandez was no ball of fire his first year as a pro.",
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          "ref": "1994, M. Scott Peck, A World Waiting to Be Born: Civility Rediscovered, page 198",
          "text": "\"[T]ell me what you can about her supervisor,\" I requested.\n\"Woman in her mid-fifties. No ball of fire. She's been with the company for twenty-two years and demonstrated no desire to climb any further.\"",
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          "ref": "2008, Frank L. Hicks Jr., Invisible Bridges, page 203",
          "text": "\"He really knows how to make a woman feel good. He's a ball of fire in bed.\"",
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        "(idiomatic) A person who is especially hard-working, high-achieving, ambitious, or active."
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          "sense": "hard-working, high-achieving, ambitious, or active person",
          "word": "tehopakkaus"
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