Nicolaas wrote:

> "All **** and vinegar" would be similar but with added
> connotations of stroppiness.

An episode of "The Simpsons" had Abe Simpson (Homer's father) declaiming,
"I'm an old man, and I'm full of **** and vinegar!"

Then in a more subdued voice, he went on, "I used to just be full of
vinegar..."

:-)

Bob