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adverb
Date: 1550
with every available means ; all out <fight tooth and nail>
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tooth and nail
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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 crops from … Словарь американских идиом
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 — with all one s resources or energy; fiercely: We fought tooth and nail but lost. [1525 35] * * * … Universalium
