TOOTH AND NAIL Definition & Meaning

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tooth and nail

adverb

with all one's resources or energy; fiercely:
We fought tooth and nail but lost.

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.”

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Origin of tooth and nail¹

First recorded in 1525–35

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Yet Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to keep these laws in place, showing they will spend a lot of time, money, and energy ensuring women die for no good reason.

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“If I had not fought tooth and nail every step of the way, my daughter would be dead,” said Henderson, whose daughter eventually recovered and is now a thriving 20-year-old junior at Oregon State University.

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Rees-Zammit is not the only wide receiver on the Jaguars off-season roster who will be fighting tooth and nail for a regular-season spot.

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Mountford said his party would be "fighting tooth and nail" for survival and was hoping to stand in every seat in any new authority.

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She said union members "are prepared fight any compulsory redundancies tooth and nail".

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