red in tooth and claw (Meaning)
red in tooth and claw
being or having skin of a coppery hue, tending to support Republican candidates or policies, inciting or endorsing radical social or political change especially by force, flushed especially with anger or embarrassment, having red as a distinguishing color, ruddy, florid, being or having skin tinged with red due to inflammation, being in the color range between a moderate orange and russet or bay, communist, tinged with red, of the color red, heated to redness, of or relating to a communist country and especially to the former Soviet Union, bloodshot
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red in tooth and claw Sentence Examples
- The fierce predators engaged in a red in tooth and claw battle for dominance.
- The forest echoed with the cacophony of a red in tooth and claw struggle for survival.
- The combatants fought red in tooth and claw, their bodies scarred and bloodied.
- The battlefield was a testament to the brutality of a red in tooth and claw conflict.
- The lioness fought red in tooth and claw to protect her cubs from a rival pack.
- The wolves hunted their prey with a red in tooth and claw intensity.
- The herd of wildebeest stampeded in a panic, fleeing the red in tooth and claw pursuit of lions.
- The struggle for resources led to a fierce red in tooth and claw battle between neighboring villages.
- The capitalist system was likened to a red in tooth and claw environment, where only the fittest survived.
- The competition for the promotion was a red in tooth and claw affair, pitting colleagues against each other.
FAQs About the word red in tooth and claw
being or having skin of a coppery hue, tending to support Republican candidates or policies, inciting or endorsing radical social or political change especially
cruel,brutal, ruthless, savage, vicious, heartless, fiendish, sadistic, oppressive, butcherly
kind, humane, compassionate,sympathetic, benign, charitable, pitying, lenient, tenderhearted, merciful
The fierce predators engaged in a red in tooth and claw battle for dominance.
The forest echoed with the cacophony of a red in tooth and claw struggle for survival.
The combatants fought red in tooth and claw, their bodies scarred and bloodied.
The battlefield was a testament to the brutality of a red in tooth and claw conflict.
