go at it tooth and nail

To do something or perform some task with tremendous fervor, determination, energy, or forcefulness. An allusion to the force with which a blacksmith strikes metal using a hammer and tongs. What started as a minor disagreement has escalated into a heated argument, and the two have been going at it tooth and nail ever since. I need to go at this paper tooth and nail if I want to keep my A in the class.

词组	go at it tooth and nail
释义	go at it tooth and nail go at it tooth and nail To do something or perform some task with tremendous fervor, determination, energy, or forcefulness. An allusion to the force with which a blacksmith strikes metal using a hammer and tongs. What started as a minor disagreement has escalated into a heated argument, and the two have been going at it tooth and nail ever since. I need to go at this paper tooth and nail if I want to keep my A in the class. See also: and, go, nail, tooth Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: go at it hammer and tongs hammer and tongs hammer and tongs, go at it be at it hammer and tongs fight (someone or something) hammer and tongs fight hammer and tongs on the attack temper (something) with (something) temper with strike out at (something or some place)
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