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The villagers fought tooth and nail to prevent the motorway being built through the local woodlands.
Submitted on September 01, 2009
Additional definitions for 'fight tooth and nail':
Fight Tooth and Nail | To fight vigorously and ferociously, to make tiring effort to get something |
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καταπολέμηση των δοντιών και των νυχιών
küzdelem a fog és a köröm
боротися зубами і нігтями
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