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
Others, understandably, would fight tooth and nail to try to keep that key figure.
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Actresses have had to fight tooth and nail to achieve a salary that an actor would be awarded, doing the same work.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
While business owners like me fight tooth and nail to keep our businesses afloat, Visa and Mastercard enjoy profit margins as high as 50%.
—Alvin Orloff, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Fast forward to Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, which was tied 1-1, and a Steph Curry-less Golden State team was fighting tooth and nail to claim a contest to re-claim the series lead and buy time for Curry to get healthy.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Actresses have had to fight tooth and nail to achieve a salary that an actor would be awarded, doing the same work.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
While business owners like me fight tooth and nail to keep our businesses afloat, Visa and Mastercard enjoy profit margins as high as 50%.
—Alvin Orloff, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Fast forward to Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, which was tied 1-1, and a Steph Curry-less Golden State team was fighting tooth and nail to claim a contest to re-claim the series lead and buy time for Curry to get healthy.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tooth and nail
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Vaccine safety Federal health experts continuously monitor VAERS and other safety surveillance systems, exhaustively assessing the safety of vaccines.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most of those winners have been exhaustively showcased on our site.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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So, clearly Bandai Spirits is going all out on this franchise.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Defensively, the Bears should be solid, but if Johnson, Gordon and Edwards are all out tonight, slowing down the Vikes will require a massive effort from the front seven.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Tooth and nail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tooth%20and%20nail. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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