tooth and nail
adverb
: with every available means : all out
fight tooth and nail
Synonyms
- all out
- full blast
- full tilt
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Example Sentences
I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals.
Recent Examples on the Web Elon Musk is fighting tooth and nail to get out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. 
Scott Nover, Quartz, 7 Sep. 2022 Friedman’s idea of freedom, by the way, very much included freedom of school choice for Southern whites who fought tooth and nail to resist school integration after the Brown v. Board decision. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Back then, the union sided with the officers who had beaten him as department officials worked to cover up the incident, and the city dragged its feet on an apology while fighting tooth and nail for a low settlement. Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022 Focus Features will fight tooth and nail to get the film in front of the right awards voters. Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 The previous administration fought tooth and nail to allow automakers to pollute, seeking to nullify California's legal authority to regulate its own air quality. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 Liberals must fight back tooth and nail, and not on some statistical point cooked up by some timid pollster, but at the very philosophical root of the argument. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 11 July 2022 The same cannot be said about Verstappen, who fought tooth and nail for this trophy. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2022 Both teams fought tooth and nail for the final 10 minutes. David Thompson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2022 See More
Scott Nover, Quartz, 7 Sep. 2022 Friedman’s idea of freedom, by the way, very much included freedom of school choice for Southern whites who fought tooth and nail to resist school integration after the Brown v. Board decision. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Back then, the union sided with the officers who had beaten him as department officials worked to cover up the incident, and the city dragged its feet on an apology while fighting tooth and nail for a low settlement. Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022 Focus Features will fight tooth and nail to get the film in front of the right awards voters. Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 The previous administration fought tooth and nail to allow automakers to pollute, seeking to nullify California's legal authority to regulate its own air quality. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 Liberals must fight back tooth and nail, and not on some statistical point cooked up by some timid pollster, but at the very philosophical root of the argument. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 11 July 2022 The same cannot be said about Verstappen, who fought tooth and nail for this trophy. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2022 Both teams fought tooth and nail for the final 10 minutes. David Thompson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1550, in the meaning defined above
tooth and nail
adverb
as in like crazy
with all power or resources being used I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- like crazy
- full steam ahead
- full blast
- all out
- exhaustively
- full tilt
- completely
- to the hilt
- totally
- extremely
- in full career
- thoroughly
- minutely
- fully
- utterly
- comprehensively
- roundly
- detailedly