tooth and nail
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adverb
with all one's resources or energy; fiercely: We fought tooth and nail but lost.
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Origin of tooth and nail
First recorded in 1525–35
Words nearby tooth and nail
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Cultural definitions for tooth and nail
tooth and nail
To fight “tooth and nail” is to fight with the intensity and ferocity of a wild animal: “The resistance forces fought the invading troops tooth and nail.”
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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