hammer and tongs
21hammer and tongs — British with a lot of energy and enthusiasm …
22go at it hammer and tongs — {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 …
23go at it hammer and tongs — {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 …
24go\ at\ it\ hammer\ and\ tongs — 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… …
25be at it hammer and tongs — be/go at it hammer and tongs informal to do something, especially to argue, with a lot of energy or violence. You should have heard last night s argument they were at it hammer and tongs till four o clock this morning …
26go at it hammer and tongs — be/go at it hammer and tongs informal to do something, especially to argue, with a lot of energy or violence. You should have heard last night s argument they were at it hammer and tongs till four o clock this morning …
27go at it hammer and tongs — fight with great strength or energy, have a bad argument They were going at it hammer and tongs when the police came to their house …
28Hammer and tongs — 1. with great noise; 2. vigour; 3. violence …
29hammer and tongs — Australian Slang 1. with great noise; 2. vigour; 3. violence …
30hammer and tongs — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hard, as hard as possible, mightily; see fiercely …
