English Dictionary

tooth and tong

副詞

Presenting a vigorous and unified opposition.

日本語の意味

精力的かつ一致団結した反対を示す / 力強く統一された反発を行う

The council fought tooth and tong to block the proposed ordinance.

評議会は提案された条例を阻止するために、激しく一致団結して戦った。

意味（1）

Presenting a vigorous and unified opposition.

In 1935, I think it was, when a number of Senators and Congressmen introduced grain alcohol bills similar to the one Senator Mundt and I have introduced—but we are told those bills were fought tooth and tong by the oil interests, hence never became law.

more tooth and tong （ comparative ）

most tooth and tong （ superlative ）