adrenaline rush

English

Noun

adrenaline rush (plural adrenaline rushes)

1. A surge of strength and energy brought on by a dangerous situation, by, or as if by, adrenaline.
2. (figuratively, idiomatic) An event or activity which causes such a state.
   • 2012 May 9, John Percy, “Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report”, in the Telegraph‎:

     Blackpool continue to thrive on the adrenaline rush of the end-of-season shoot-out and are heading for a second Wembley date in two years after negotiating a nervy path past Birmingham.