as in full steam ahead
with all power or resources being used
I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals
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But with a twist so big — Sarah being the killer of her adulterous husband Adam’s mistress, Kelly Summers, and the one who set him up for the murder while simultaneously defending him tooth and nail in court — where was Rose to go after that?
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Decrepit office buildings and flophouse hotels have been remade into pricey lofts and townhouses, the coolest address being where prizefighters Depp and Heard went at it tooth and nail, an art deco masterpiece called the Eastern Guardian Building, with its eerie clock tower and greenish glow.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Liberals are furious with that advice, saying the real backlash will occur if Democrats don’t fight tooth and nail against mass deportations, many of them taking place without any semblance of judicial screening.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 12 May 2025
The minority leader embodies a far more scripted and cautious messaging approach, sometimes to the detriment of progressives yearning to fight tooth and nail against Trump’s overhaul of the federal government.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Decrepit office buildings and flophouse hotels have been remade into pricey lofts and townhouses, the coolest address being where prizefighters Depp and Heard went at it tooth and nail, an art deco masterpiece called the Eastern Guardian Building, with its eerie clock tower and greenish glow.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Liberals are furious with that advice, saying the real backlash will occur if Democrats don’t fight tooth and nail against mass deportations, many of them taking place without any semblance of judicial screening.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 12 May 2025
The minority leader embodies a far more scripted and cautious messaging approach, sometimes to the detriment of progressives yearning to fight tooth and nail against Trump’s overhaul of the federal government.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tooth and nail
all out
Adverb
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Gunther missed a stomp on Punk as the announcers covered for him by saying Punk has him all out of sorts.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs are still encouraging us to let it all out.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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