have surplus strength to exert; plenty of fight left
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to have surplus courage or strength yet to exert; to still have plenty of fight left in one
literaryOriginally from the Zuo Zhuan (左传). The character 贾 is read as gǔ (meaning 'to sell'), not jiǎ. Often used to describe someone who has accomplished something difficult but still has abundant energy remaining, or to indicate that a team or individual still has the capacity to continue fighting or working.
He had just finished running a marathon, but still had plenty of energy left, so he went and played a game of basketball.
After our army's great victory, with plenty of fight still left in them, they continued to pursue the enemy.
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Although he had already won three games in a row, he still appeared to have plenty of energy left.
This athlete still has plenty of fight left in him and is fully capable of breaking the record again.