Question

In the following quotation, what is the meaning of "tooth and nail," and what type of

literary expression is this?
“I would not fight publicly for Atticus, but the family was private ground. I
would fight anyone from a third cousin upwards tooth and nail.” (p. 90)

Answer 1

If you will “fight tooth and nail”, it means you will put everything into it - like a mountain lion fighting! Or a Wolf fighting, TOOTH (teeth) and NAIL (claws). She didn’t fight because of her father’s wishes in public but at home - lookout! She would fight like a wildcat!

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Answer 2

It mean mostly that they would fight for a nail or a tooth not much different so they would mind who it was.