On second thought, now that I think about it again, I’m not so sure that when they say “they supported him tooth and nail in the last election”, they just mean it metaphorically. Perhaps there were physical fights with supporters of other candidates after all. When people involve themselves in politics, you see, they may get quite crazy indeed. And many will certainly do anything to win an election, by every fair means and foul.
Anyways, here are media examples of people who fight battles tooth and nail (both words are singular, mind you):
1. President-elect Obama has pulled off a feat of daring and difficult diplomacy - clearing the way to invite ex-rival Hillary Clinton into his cabinet as secretary of state, Democratic sources said Thursday night.
Obama is planning to formally announce his nomination of the New York senator and former First Lady after Thanksgiving, the sources said.
That news came amid word that aides to both sides had resolved complex issues on how to keep former President Bill Clinton’s business and charitable activities from posing a conflict.
“Financial disclosure issues have been worked out,” a source said. “Things are on track.”
Obama’s overture to Clinton, who fought him tooth and nail in a marathon Democratic primary contest and then campaigned hard for his election, won bipartisan praise when the first word of it leaked a week ago.
- Barack Obama appears all set to name Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, USNews.com, November 21, 2008.
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