fight tooth and claw



fight tooth and claw/nail

to fight very hard to achieve something (often + to do sth) We fought tooth and nail to retain our share of the business.
See also: and, claw, fight, tooth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Appleby['æplbi]
Bryce[brais]
Louhi-Finnish Mythology
Proinsias-Irish
Hrothgar-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Iudicael-Ancient Celtic