Tooth and nail?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="They">They</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="election">election</span>.” <span word="Tooth">Tooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nail">nail</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, “<span word="tooth">tooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nail">nail</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="word">word</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="heartedly">heartedly</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="lengths">lengths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nail">nail</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nail">nail</span>.</p><p><span word="Teeth">Teeth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="fights">fights</span>. <span word="Dogs">Dogs</span>, <span word="lions">lions</span>, <span word="hyenas">hyenas</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="crude">crude</span>. <span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="knives">knives</span>, <span word="pistols">pistols</span>, <span word="cannons">cannons</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="weaponry">weaponry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absent">absent</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>, <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="knuckles">knuckles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shove">shove</span> – <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nail">nail</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span>.</p>
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