tooth and nail
Example Sentences
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One farmer in Scotland, where the eagles were reintroduced in 1975, said those in Exmoor should fight plans "tooth and nail" or risk losing lambs to the birds.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
EU leaders will still fight their corners tooth and nail, Magyar included.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
She has said she will “fight tooth and nail against any effort to further roll back these fundamental protections.”
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
ConocoPhillips is the country’s largest nonsovereign creditor and has been fighting tooth and nail to recoup the roughly $12 billion it is still owed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
That its director had to battle alone, tooth and nail, on behalf of 35 million black Americans.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
