French - English
Definition of bec et ongles in French English dictionary
- tooth and nail
- Viciously; with all one’s strength or power; without holding back
For a century, the two families fought tooth and nail over control of the land.
- with force and ferocity; "she fought tooth and nail
- With every available resource; with unrelenting effort: "Bureaucrats would correctly see this as a curb on their power and would fight tooth and nail against it" (George R. Packard)
- in every way, by all means
- with force and ferocity; "she fought tooth and nail"