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fight tooth and nail

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fight (somebody/something) tooth and nail
to use a lot of effort to oppose someone or achieve something We fought tooth and nail to keep our share of the business. They vowed to fight the new legislation tooth and nail.
See also: and, fight, nail, tooth


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We will continue to fight tooth and nail to protect our folks," Duffy said, in a line that kind of sounded like, "Go ahead.
Every nurse knows we have had to fight tooth and nail to get every wage increase and every improvement in conditions.
``I'd fight tooth and nail to protect our high academic standards and to ensure sound science is protected in our classrooms.
 
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