stir someone's blood in English

Forms: stirs someone's blood [present, singular, third-person], stirring someone's blood [participle, present], stirred someone's blood [participle, past], stirred someone's blood [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stir someone's blood (third-person singular simple present stirs someone's blood, present participle stirring someone's blood, simple past and past participle stirred someone's blood)

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          "text": "The build-up to the game carried all the hallmarks of this great old rivalry with noise, colour, pyrotechnics and a rousing rendition of Flower of Scotland to stir the blood of Scottish fans - not that it needed much stirring once they caught sight of England's white shirts.",
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"stir someone's blood" meaning in English

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