When did tooth and nail come out?
Tooth and Nail (Dokken album)
| Tooth and Nail | |
|---|---|
| Released | September 14, 1984 |
| Recorded | April–August 1984 |
| Studio | Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California |
| Genre | Heavy metal glam metal |
How do you use fight tooth and nail in a sentence?
Examples of ‘fight tooth and nail’ in a sentence fight tooth and nail
- We will fight tooth and nail to keep our best players.
- He ‘had to fight tooth and nail’ to keep it, too.
- Prosecutors vowed to fight ‘tooth and nail’ to keep him behind bars.
- Families will fight tooth and nail to preserve their heritage.
Where did the phrase skin of your teeth originate?
The phrase has ancient origins in verse 20 of chapter 19 of the Book of Job in the Bible. Describing the illness that has made him so sick that he barely has anything left of his body, Job says, “My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.”
What does lying through your teeth mean?
Definition of lie through one’s teeth : to say something completely untrue She was obviously lying through her teeth.
What does the idiom face the music mean?
To accept unpleasant consequences: “After several years of cheating his employer, the embezzler finally had to face the music.”
What does it mean never look a gift horse in the mouth?
Definition of look a gift horse in the mouth : to look in a critical way at something that has been given to one I noticed the guitar wasn’t made of real wood, but I didn’t say anything because you shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
What does cat got your tongue?
Definition of cat got your tongue —used to ask someone why he or she is not saying anything “You’ve been unusually quiet tonight,” she said.