fight tooth and nail
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“They will fight tooth and nail over everything.”
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
"This company which has been here for more than 150 years we will fight tooth and nail to protect and maintain jobs for future generations," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
We fight tooth and nail to keep this band together because we saw the way that U2 were.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
It was also clear that the city and King County faced an uphill battle to find cities and neighborhoods that wouldn’t fight tooth and nail against having a site.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
As with everything else he attempted, he had to fight tooth and nail to win a seat in the stern of one of Al Ulbrickson’s boats.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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