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tooth and nail in British Englishwith ferocity and force we fought tooth and nail See full dictionary entry for toothtooth and nail in American English with all one's strength or resources See full dictionary entry for tooth Examples of 'tooth and nail' in a sentencetooth and nail I could have tried following Danny, of course: he'd probably be waiting, but I was ready to fight tooth and nail.I had hoped to establish such a bastion here but evidently Pontywen would resist tooth and nail.But what I do know is that he's a hero and I'm going to fight tooth and nail for him.From what your mother said in the book, when you let him into the kitchen, he went after the guy tooth and nail. |