Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that gives the apt meaning of the idiom or phrase.

Tooth and nail

  1. secretly

  2. swiftly

  3. completely

  4. with utmost effort

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom 'tooth and nail' describes fighting or striving with all one's might, fierce determination, and utmost effort. It evokes a physical struggle using every available means of defense. Therefore, with utmost effort is the correct meaning.

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