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to fight tooth and nail

to fight tooth and nail
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too fahyt tooth and neyl]
    • /tu faɪt tuθ ænd neɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too fahyt tooth and neyl]
    • /tu faɪt tuθ ænd neɪl/

Definition of to fight tooth and nail words

  • phrase to fight tooth and nail If you fight tooth and nail to do something, you do everything you can in order to achieve it. If you fight something tooth and nail, you do everything you can in order to prevent it. 0
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Parts of speech for To fight tooth and nail

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to fight tooth and nail popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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