When the Indian girl was captured, she fought tooth and nail to get away.
The farmers fought tooth and nail to save their crops from the grasshoppers.
His friends fought tooth and nail to elect him to Congress.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
Tooth and Nail — Tooth And Nail … Википедия
Tooth and nail — Tooth Tooth (t[=oo]th), n.; pl. {Teeth} (t[=e]th). [OE. toth,tooth, AS. t[=o][eth]; akin to OFries. t[=o]th, OS. & D. tand, OHG. zang, zan, G. zahn, Icel. t[ o]nn, Sw. & Dan. tand, Goth. tumpus, Lith. dantis, W. dant, L. dens, dentis, Gr. odoy s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tooth and Nail — Album par Dokken Sortie 13 septembre 1984 Enregistrement 1984 Durée 37 minutes 45 secondes Genre Heavy metal … Wikipédia en Français
tooth and nail — tooth′ and nail′ adv. with all one s resources or energy; fiercely … From formal English to slang
tooth and nail — adverb with force and ferocity she fought tooth and nail * * * adverb : with every available means of attack or defense : all out, fiercely swallowed their gallant words and fought the measure tooth and nail C.G.Bowers * * * with all one s… … Useful english dictionary
Tooth and Nail — Infobox Album | Name = Tooth and Nail Type = studio Artist = Dokken Released = September 13, 1984 Recorded = 1984 Genre = Hard rock, heavy metal Length = 38:11 Label = Elektra Producer = Tom Werman, Roy Thomas Baker Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 … Wikipedia
tooth and nail — {adv. phr.} With all weapons or ways of fighting as hard as possible; fiercely. Used after fight or a similar word. * /When the Indian girl was captured, she fought tooth and nail to get away./ * /The farmers fought tooth and nail to save their… … Dictionary of American idioms
tooth and nail — {adv. phr.} With all weapons or ways of fighting as hard as possible; fiercely. Used after fight or a similar word. * /When the Indian girl was captured, she fought tooth and nail to get away./ * /The farmers fought tooth and nail to save their… … Dictionary of American idioms
tooth and nail — adverb Date: 1550 with every available means ; all out < fight tooth and nail > … New Collegiate Dictionary
tooth and nail — with all one s resources or energy; fiercely: We fought tooth and nail but lost. [1525 35] * * * … Universalium
