Name: What does 'to fight tooth and nail' mean?
Uploaded: 2019-08-10T02:09:52.000Z
Duration: 3 min 21 s
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Feifei: Hello, this The English We Speak. I'm Feifei…

Rob: Yes, I am. I'm really angry. I've just

Rob: It's the cafe I go to. They've decided

Feifei: There could be worse things to get

Rob: Really? I don't think so. I'm going to

fight tooth and nail to get them to change

Rob: Of course not, Feifei. When you fight

tooth and nail for something, you use a lot

Rob: Yes, it's a very old English phrase,

you have available to get the outcome you

Feifei: Even your teeth and nails?! Well,

We're going to fight tooth and nail to stop

My football team needs to fight tooth and

nail to stay in the top division. They have

Feifei: You're listening to The English We Speak

and nail', which means to you use all your

efforts and determination to get something

food, but I want them to carry on selling

Feifei: Yes I know. Well it can't be a vegan

petition to get bacon back – do you want

Feifei: No I don't – but Rob, have you seen

this leaflet I was given? It says '50 percent

hmmm, maybe I should try some vegan food.

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What does 'to fight tooth and nail' mean?

phrase

deserve

effort

basically