tooth and nail

“You come after our votes in California and we will fight you tooth and nail,” he said.

Oil and gas companies are “fighting tooth and nail for what they see as their interests ... but it shouldn’t be the driver of our policy,” he said.

“Instead, they are paying a law firm to fight tooth and nail against obligations that are clear in the settlement agreement — and that a judge has affirmed they are in violation of.”

The minister added that she was "fighting tooth and nail" to ensure the road is built as quickly as possible.

He would be fighting the proposed cuts to Medicaid tooth and nail.