ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook
praecepto: āre, v. freq. a. id.,
I to prescribe often: praeceptat, in Saliari carmine est saepe praecipit, Fest. p. 205 Müll.
præceptō, āre, fréq. de præcipio : Fest. 205.