go at one another tooth and nail
go at one another tooth and nail
To fight, battle, or compete against one another with great ferocity, vigor, and intensity. The incumbent president and his rival went at one another tooth and nail in the televised debate last night. The rioters and police have been going at one another tooth and nail all night long.
See also: and, another, go, nail, one, tooth
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
go at one another tooth and nail
Fig. to fight one another like animals. (One another can also be each other.) The man and his wife went at one another tooth and nail. The children would go at one another tooth and nail almost every evening.
See also: and, another, go, nail, one, tooth
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head
- cooking for one
- 1FTR
- as one door closes, another opens