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hammer and tongs
adverb
- with great vigor, determination, or vehemence:
When he starts a job he goes at it hammer and tongs.
Synonyms: , , ,
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of hammer and tongs1
Idioms and Phrases
Forcefully, with great vigor. For example, She went at the weeds hammer and tongs, determined to clean out the long neglected flowerbed . Often put as go at it hammer and tongs , this phrase alludes to the blacksmith's tools. [c. 1700]Example Sentences
He said that while his Labour and Conservative opponents would be going "hammer and tongs to discredit each other" he would be going "hammer and tongs" for Scotland.
And in 2021, F1 had one of its greatest-ever seasons with Mercedes and Red Bull going at it hammer and tongs with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
If Charlie hadn鈥檛 stepped in, we鈥檇 probably still have been at it hammer and tongs today.
"It was 24 guys going hammer and tongs at it, but then having a beer together afterwards."
鈥淚f you are a Republican conservative Trump supporter, then you might as well hang it up because they are going to come after you hammer and tongs,鈥 he said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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