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Meaning of tooth-and-nail | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

vicious; violent; full of strength and power

idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

“a tooth-and-nail fight”
“a tooth-and-nail battle”
“a tooth-and-nail scrap”
“a tooth-and-nail debate”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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