be at (one) hammer and tongs Idiom, Proverb
go at it hammer and tongs
hammer and tongs
fight hammer and tongs
Idiom(s): fight sb or sth hammer and tongs AND fight sb or sth tooth and nail; go at it hammer and tongs; go at it tooth and nailTheme: FIGHTING
to fight against someone or something energetically and with great determination. (All have fixed order.)
• They fought against the robber tooth and nail.
• The dogs were fighting each other hammer and tongs.
• The mayor fought the new law hammer and tongs.
• We'll fight this zoning ordinance tooth and nail.
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v. phr., informal 1. To attack or fight with great strength or energy; have a bad argument. Bill slapped George's face and now they're going at it hammer and tongs in back of the house. Helen and Mary have been arguing all day, and now they are going at it hammer and tongs again. 2. To start or do something with much strength, energy, or enthusiasm. The farmer had to chop down a tree and he went at it hammer and tongs. Charles had a lot of homework to do and he went at it hammer and tongs till bedtime.Compare: IN EARNEST, WITH MIGHT AND MAIN.
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adv. phr. Violently. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been at it all day, hammer and tongs.be at (one) bang and tongs
To be aggressively against one. If the bang-up blames you for this press mishap, he'll be at you bang and tongs in no time.Learn more: and, hammer, tongsbe/go at somebody/something ˌhammer and ˈtongs
(informal) do something, abnormally altercate or fight, with a lot of activity and noise: The bang-up went at me bang and tongs. I’ve never apparent him so angry. ♢ The brace in the collapsed admiral are consistently at it bang and tongs.This argot refers to the loud babble fabricated by a blacksmith at assignment back he is authoritative horseshoes. He uses a brace of tongs to authority the hot adamant and a bang to exhausted the adamant into the appearance of the shoe.Learn more: and, go, hammer, somebody, something, tongs
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