tooth and nail

tooth and nail

adv. With every available resource; with unrelenting effort: "Bureaucrats would correctly see this as a curb on their power and would fight tooth and nail against it" (George R. Packard).

tooth′ and nail′

adv. with all one's resources or energy; fiercely.

Thesaurus

Adv.

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tooth and nail - with force and ferocity; "she fought tooth and nail"

Translations

竭尽全力地

tooth

(tuːθ) noun – plural teeth (tiːθ) – 1. any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing. He has had a tooth out at the dentist's. 牙齒 牙齿2. something that looks or acts like a tooth. the teeth of a comb/saw. 齒 齿teethe (tiːð) verb (of a baby) to grow one's first teeth. He cries a lot because he's teething. 生乳牙，長牙齒 生乳牙，长牙齿 toothed adjective having teeth. a toothed wheel. 有齒的，鋸齒狀的 有齿的，锯齿状的 ˈtoothless adjective without teeth. a toothless old woman. 無牙齒的 无牙的ˈtoothy adjective showing a lot of teeth. a toothy grin. 露齒的 露齿的ˈtoothache noun a pain in a tooth. He has / is suffering from toothache. 牙疼 牙疼ˈtoothbrush noun a brush for cleaning the teeth. 牙刷 牙刷ˈtoothpaste noun a kind of paste used to clean the teeth. a tube of toothpaste. 牙膏 牙膏ˈtoothpick noun a small piece of wood, plastic etc for picking out food etc from between the teeth. 牙籤 牙签be/get etc long in the tooth (of a person or animal) to be, become etc, old. I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains. 年紀大 年迈的，年老的 a fine-tooth comb a comb with the teeth set close together, for removing lice, dirt etc from hair etc. 細齒梳子 篦子a sweet tooth a liking for sweet food. My friend has a sweet tooth. 愛吃甜食 爱吃甜食tooth and nail fiercely and with all one's strength. They fought tooth and nail. 竭盡全力地 竭尽全力地