"piss and vinegar" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1940, John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, Viking, page 248",
          "text": "\"I know what's a matter. Young fella, all full a piss an' vinegar. Wanta be a hell of a guy all the time.\"",
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