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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
tooth-and-nail (not comparable)
- (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)
- viciously, violently
They fought tooth-and-nail