Fight Tooth And Nail
What it means
Fight with everything you have, refusing to give ground even when the sensible move is retreat.
Where it comes from
The weapons named are the ones nobody can take off you. English has had the phrase since the 1500s, and the French fight bec et ongles, with beak and nails, which is the same thought with a different animal.
The puzzle it came from
Fight Tooth And Nail was the answer to the Phrasicle of September 10, 2026. The clue read ____ ____ and ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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report
card
shark
tooth
fairy
mood
ring
finger
nail
polish
knife
fight
club
house
guest
buzz
cut
dry
wall
paint
Phrasicle: Fight Tooth And Nail