Fight Tooth and Nail

B1 – Intermediate

One of the best traits a person can have is being persistence. It is the determination to achieve an objective despite setbacks. In order to do to reach our goal, we must sometimes ‘fight tooth and nail’.

Listen to this audio and find out what ‘fight tooth and nail’ means.

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Discussion Questions:

1. What does ‘fight tooth and nail’ mean?
2. What do you do when things don’t go according to your plan? Do you usually have a fallback plan?
3. Is being persistent always good or is it better to know when to give up?
4. Talk about a time when you had to go through major difficulties to achieve your goal.