词组 | go at it tooth and nail |
释义 | Idiom fight sb or sth hammer and tongs and fight sb or sth tooth and nail; go at it hammer and tongs; go at it tooth and nail Theme: FIGHTING to fight against someone or something energetically and with great determination. (All have fixed order.)They fought against the robber tooth and nail.The dogs were fighting each other hammer and tongs.The mayor fought the new law hammer and tongs.We'll fight this zoning ordinance tooth and nail. go at it tooth and nailTo 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. |
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