It is - a figure of speech not to be taken literally
Exaggeration is a pretty good synonym for hyperbole.
A hyperbole is a statement of extreme exaggeration to show emphasis.
A hyperbole is something very exaggerated, like, "That shark could have swallowed 100 of me whole!" Obviously, the shark wasn't that big. It's an exaggeration that the shark was big.
why are hyperboles important
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With all your might. The expression is to fight tooth and nail, not to hang on. It means to resist something, usually an idea, the way a trapped animal resists being picked up in your hands. We say, for example, So-called Conservatives fought the Civil Rights movement tooth and nail.
Engage in vigorous combat or make a strenuous effort, using all one's resources. For example, I'm going to fight tooth and nail for that promotion. This expression, with its allusion to biting and scratching, was first recorded in 1576.
The Esperanto words for tooth and nail are dento and najlo.
# Live Life Loud, 2009 [Tooth & Nail] # Let's Dance: The Remixes EP, 2009 [Tooth & Nail] # One Little Miracle Digital EP, 2008 [Tooth & Nail] # Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, 2008 [Tooth & Nail] # Hawk Nelson Is My Friend: Special Edition, 2008 [Tooth & Nail] # Gloria EP, 2006 [Tooth & Nail] # Smile, It's The End Of The World, 2006 [Tooth & Nail] # Connect Sets EP (online only), 2006 [Tooth & Nail/Sony Connect] # Letters To The President: Deluxe Edition, 2005 [Tooth & Nail] # Letters To The President, 2004 [Tooth & Nail] # California EP, 2004 [Tooth & Nail] # Saturday Rock Action, 2003 (independent) # Riding Around The Park, 2000 (independent) (as SWISH)
It Is a hyperbole stating you are heavily armed
If your asking for the literal definition, it means With force and ferocity If your asking for other answers, it may include Tooth and Nail, a society in college Tooth and Nail, a record company
The Idiom actually reads 'Fighting tooth and Nail'. It means to give everything you've got, literally every tooth and nail in your body, to win a struggle.
'Tooth and nail' is the complete phrase.
Hyperbole
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Ax Men - 2008 Tooth and Nail - 7.17 was released on: USA:16 March 2014
Baby Talk - 1991 Tooth and Nail 1-10 was released on: USA: 30 April 1991