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tooth and nail

adverb

Definition of tooth and nail

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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Recent Examples of tooth and nail Lander said a Democratic majority should be prepared to fight tooth and nail to force the president to accept a budget that delivers on their promises. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 7 June 2026 People could have been fighting tooth and nail to keep me from being there. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 26 May 2026 Mo was always going to fight tooth and nail, no matter what. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 May 2026 The biggest question may ultimately be whether Disney and ABC fight tooth and nail or make concessions to Carr. — ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tooth and nail

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all out

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At one point, a settlement paved the way for the reversal of decades of precedent – only for a judge to throw it all out.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Fans in Charlotte, meanwhile, had waited 18 years for the band’s return and were ready to go all out.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

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