tooth-and-nail

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tooth-and-nail (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) vicious; violent; full of strength and power
    a tooth-and-nail fight
    a tooth-and-nail battle
    a tooth-and-nail scrap
    a tooth-and-nail debate

Adverb

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tooth-and-nail (not comparable)

  1. viciously, violently
    They fought tooth-and-nail