tooth and nail
Example Sentences
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ConocoPhillips is the country’s largest nonsovereign creditor and has been fighting tooth and nail to recoup the roughly $12 billion it is still owed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Polly Portwin, from the Countryside Alliance, said the group would "fight tooth and nail" against the proposed law change.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
Paramount Skydance will be fighting this acquisition tooth and nail, including on antitrust grounds.
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2025
“They will fight tooth and nail over everything.”
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
It was also a victory for Avery Brundage, president of the American Olympic Committee, and his allies who had fought tooth and nail to ensure that there was no boycott.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
