tooth and nail

/tˈuːθ and nˈeɪl/

/tˈuːθ ænd nˈeɪl/

tooth and nail

with all the resources, determination, and strength that one has

Examples

1. Did you get accommodations easily or did you have to fight tooth and nail for them?

2. Ministers have been fighting tooth and nail over this issue.

3. We fought tooth and nail to get the route of the new road changed.

4. I had hoped to establish such a bastion here but evidently Pontywen would resist tooth and nail.