fight something tooth and nail

fight something tooth and nail
fight (someone/something) tooth and nail to use a lot of effort to oppose someone or achieve something.

We fought tooth and nail to keep our share of the business.

They vowed to fight the new legislation tooth and nail.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • fight someone tooth and nail — fight (someone/something) tooth and nail to use a lot of effort to oppose someone or achieve something. We fought tooth and nail to keep our share of the business. They vowed to fight the new legislation tooth and nail …   New idioms dictionary

  • fight tooth and nail — fight (someone/something) tooth and nail to use a lot of effort to oppose someone or achieve something. We fought tooth and nail to keep our share of the business. They vowed to fight the new legislation tooth and nail …   New idioms dictionary

  • fight tooth and nail — If someone will fight tooth and nail for something, they will not stop at anything to get what they want. ( Fight tooth and claw is an alternative.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • fight tooth and nail — fight tooth and claw/nail to fight very hard to achieve something. We fought tooth and nail to retain our share of the business. (often + to do something) …   New idioms dictionary

  • fight tooth and nail —    If someone will fight tooth and nail for something, they will not stop at anything to get what they want. ( Fight tooth and claw is an alternative.)   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you fight tooth and nail for something, you fight… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • (fight) tooth and nail —    If you fight tooth and nail for something, you fight with all your energy.     The Transport Minister fought tooth and nail to have the proposed road safety law accepted …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • fight tooth and claw — fight tooth and claw/nail to fight very hard to achieve something. We fought tooth and nail to retain our share of the business. (often + to do something) …   New idioms dictionary

  • fight — fight1 W1S1 [faıt] v past tense and past participle fought [fo:t US fo:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(war)¦ 2¦(hit people)¦ 3¦(try to do something)¦ 4¦(prevent something)¦ 5¦(compete)¦ 6¦(argue)¦ 7¦(sport)¦ 8¦(emotion)¦ 9¦(law)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tooth — [[t]tu͟ːθ[/t]] ♦♦♦ teeth 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth and which you use for biting and chewing. She had very pretty straight teeth... If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it s… …   English dictionary

  • tooth — W2S2 [tu:θ] n plural teeth [ti:θ] ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in mouth)¦ 2¦(on a tool etc)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 fight tooth and nail 5 get your teeth into something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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