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.