Synonyms of tooth and nail

tooth and nail

adverb

as in full steam ahead

with all power or resources being used

I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• full steam ahead
• like crazy
• to the hilt
• exhaustively
• in full career
• all out
• completely
• totally
• full blast
• extremely
• thoroughly
• minutely
• full tilt
• fully
• utterly
• comprehensively
• roundly
• detailedly

Examples of tooth and nail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The singer had been very open about his determination to fight his ex-wife, Samantha Lee, tooth and nail regarding her child support requests. —Essence, 10 Sep. 2024

Schools tax: Hillsborough's sprawling school district fought tooth and nail to put forth a referendum that asks voters to approve a property tax hike that would give it the means to raise teacher salaries. —Yacob Reyes, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024

Afghan women have had to fight tooth and nail for a role in nearly every high-level gathering. —Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2012

Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to latch Harris to the Biden administration’s flagpole. —Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024