with might and main

adverb

Roget 173: violently etc. adj.; amain^†; by storm, by force, by main force; with might and main; tooth and nail, vi et armis [Lat.], at the point of the sword, at the point of the bayonet; at one fell swoop; with a high hand, through thick and thin; in desperation, with a vengeance; a outrance^†, a toute outrance [Fr.]; headlong, head foremost.    ... show more

Roget 682: actively etc. adj.; with life and spirit, with might and main etc. 686, with haste etc. 684, with wings; full tilt, in mediis rebus [Lat.].   

Roget 686: laboriously etc. adj.; lustily; pugnis et calcibus [Lat.]; with might and main, with all one's might, with a strong hand, with a sledge hammer, with much ado; to the best of one's abilities, totis viribus [Lat.], vi et armis [Lat.], manibus pedibusque [Lat.], tooth and nail, unguibus et rostro [Lat.], hammer and tongs, heart and soul; through thick and thin etc. (perseverance) 604.1. by the sweat of one's brow, suo Marte.    ... show more

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