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[tooth and nail]

See:

[HAMMER AND TONGS].

[tooth and nail]  {adv. phr.}

With all weapons or ways of fighting as hard as possible; fiercely. — Used after "fight" or a similar word.

When the Indian girl was captured, she fought tooth and nail to get away.

* /The farmers fought tooth and nail  […]

[toot one's own horn]

See: [BLOW ONE'S OWN HORN].

[top]

See:

[AT THE TOP OF ONE'S VOICE],

[BIG TOP],

[BLOW A FUSE] or [BLOW ONE'S TOP],

[HARD-TOP],

[OFF THE TOP OF ONE'S HEAD],

[ON TOP],

[ON TOP OF],

[ON TOP OF THE WORLD],

[OVER THE TOP].

[top banana] or [top dog]  {n.},  {slang},  {informal}

The head of any business or organization; the most influential or most prestigious person in an establishment.

Who's the top banana in this outfit?

See: [MAIN SQUEEZE].

[to pass]

See: [COME TO PASS].

[top-drawer]  {adj.},  {informal}

Of the best; or most important kind.

Mary's art work was top-drawer material.

[topflight] or [topnotch]

See: [TOP DRAWER].

[to pieces]  {adv. phr.}

1. Into broken pieces or fragments; destroyed.

The cannon shot the town to pieces.

The vase fell to pieces in Mary's hand.

2.  {informal}

So as not to work; into a state of not operating.

* /After 100,000 miles the  […]

[top off]  {v.}

To come or bring to a special or unexpected ending; climax.

John batted three runs and topped off the game with a home run.

* /Mary hadn't finished her homework, she was late to school, and to top it all off she missed a surprise  […]