tooth-and-nail

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Adjective

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

tooth-and-nail (not comparable)

1. viciously, violently

   They fought tooth-and-nail