Example
“The residents fought tooth and nail to save the neighborhood library.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
cut your teeth on
Informal · CEFR C1
to gain your first experience of something, usually early in your career
long in the tooth
Neutral · CEFR C1
old or growing old, especially when age affects suitability for something
run the gauntlet
Neutral · CEFR C1
to endure a succession of ordeals, attacks, or severe criticism
bury the hatchet
Neutral · CEFR B1
to reconcile with someone and bring a quarrel to an end
drive someone up the wall
Informal · CEFR B1
to make someone feel extremely annoyed or frustrated
give someone a run for their money
Neutral · CEFR B1
to compete nearly as well as a much stronger opponent, forcing them to work hard for victory
Source methodology
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