tooth, fang, and claw

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English[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tooth, fang, and claw

  1. (figuratively) Viciously; with all one's strength or power; without holding back.
    to fight tooth, fang, and claw for something

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Noun[edit]

tooth, fang, and claw

  1. (figuratively, rare) The means of wild predators to kill.
    He was killed by coyotes; he died by tooth, fang, and claw.