Thesaurus results for TOOTH AND NAIL

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 Elliot Anderson fought tooth and nail to help keep Nottingham Forest up. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 July 2026 And by fighting tooth and nail to make sure their voices are heard in Washington. — Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for tooth and nail

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all out

Adverb

Smith left little trace on the scorecard as England moved to 409 all out, looking relatively becalmed for a 52-ball stay largely played alongside the tail.

— Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
For $6/month, viewers can watch all out-of-market live preseason action on NFL+, unless the game airs on a national network, as is the case Thursday night when ESPN covers Fernando Mendoza and the Las Vegas Raiders’ trip to play the Houston Texans.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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