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The soldiers fought tooth and nail to save their country.

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Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase given in bold.
The soldiers fought tooth and nail to save their country.
1). using unfair means
2). with strength and fury
3). with weapons
4). as best as they could


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Correct answer is: with strength and fury
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