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tooth and nail
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Princeton's WordNet
tooth and nailadverb
with force and ferocity
"she fought tooth and nail"
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tooth and nail
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[Colloquial expression used adverbially.] biting and scratching, using every means of attack and defencetooth and nail
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strenuously, vigorously, earnestly, resolutely, energetically, with all one's might, with might and main, through thick and thin, through fire and water, HAMMER AND TONGS, PUGNIS ET CALCIBUS
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I think it's really important to understand that they have fought tooth and nail to prevent this evidence from becoming public which we believe the world should see. We believe everyone should see this evidence because they have the right to know the truth.
I don't think we know how to die, we fight tooth and nail to keep that from happening.
Gun control advocates and Democrats will fight you tooth and nail, they want to go and say' We've stopped 3.5 million dangerous people.' I look at it as we've stopped 3.5 million law abiding citizens who wanted to get a gun.
Don't let President Trump fool you, America. Republicans are not the party of healthcare. They are the party that wants to end your healthcare, we Democrats will not stop fighting tooth and nail to protect America's healthcare, today, tomorrow, and on in through 2021.
Since this debate will likely have lower ratings [than the two Republican debates], I'd guess the 'one-liners' and soundbites will carry more weight, but, unlike the R's, the combatants will not have to fight tooth and nail for attention, so maybe we can expect a less frantic, more conversational vibe.
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