be/go at somebody/something hammer and tongs

be at (one) hammer and tongs

To be aggressively confronting one. If the boss blames you for this printing mishap, he'll be at you hammer and tongs in no time.

be at it hammer and tongs

To do something or perform some task with tremendous fervor, determination, energy, or forcefulness. An allusion to the force with which a blacksmith strikes metal using a hammer and tongs. What started as a minor disagreement has escalated into a heated argument, and the two have been at it hammer and tongs ever since.

go at (one) hammer and tongs

To aggressively confront one . If the boss blames you for this printing mishap, he'll go at you hammer and tongs in no time.

go at it hammer and tongs

be/go at somebody/something ˌhammer and ˈtongs

(informal) do something, especially argue or fight, with a lot of energy and noise: The boss went at me hammer and tongs. I’ve never seen him so angry. The couple in the flat upstairs are always at it hammer and tongs.This idiom refers to the loud noise made by a blacksmith at work when he is making horseshoes. He uses a pair of tongs to hold the hot iron and a hammer to beat the iron into the shape of the shoe.

See also: and, go, hammer, somebody, something, tongs

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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be at (one) hammer and tongs
tongs
go at (one) hammer and tongs
go under the hammer
come under the hammer
come/go under the hammer
hammer into
hammer into and pound into
hammer (something) into (someone or something)
hammer down

词组	be/go at somebody/something hammer and tongs
释义	be/go at somebody/something hammer and tongs be at (one) hammer and tongs To be aggressively confronting one. If the boss blames you for this printing mishap, he'll be at you hammer and tongs in no time. See also: and, hammer, tongs be at it hammer and tongs To do something or perform some task with tremendous fervor, determination, energy, or forcefulness. An allusion to the force with which a blacksmith strikes metal using a hammer and tongs. What started as a minor disagreement has escalated into a heated argument, and the two have been at it hammer and tongs ever since. See also: and, hammer, tongs go at (one) hammer and tongs To aggressively confront one . If the boss blames you for this printing mishap, he'll go at you hammer and tongs in no time. See also: and, go, hammer, tongs go at it hammer and tongs To do something or perform some task with tremendous fervor, determination, energy, or forcefulness. An allusion to the force with which a blacksmith strikes metal using a hammer and tongs. What started as a minor disagreement has escalated into a heated argument, and the two have been going at it hammer and tongs ever since. I need to go at this paper hammer and tongs if I want to keep my A in the class. See also: and, go, hammer, tongs Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be/go at somebody/something ˌhammer and ˈtongs (informal) do something, especially argue or fight, with a lot of energy and noise: The boss went at me hammer and tongs. I’ve never seen him so angry. The couple in the flat upstairs are always at it hammer and tongs.This idiom refers to the loud noise made by a blacksmith at work when he is making horseshoes. He uses a pair of tongs to hold the hot iron and a hammer to beat the iron into the shape of the shoe. See also: and, go, hammer, somebody, something, tongs Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be at (one) hammer and tongs tongs go at (one) hammer and tongs go under the hammer come under the hammer come/go under the hammer hammer into hammer into and pound into hammer (something) into (someone or something) hammer down
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