hammer away at (someone)
hammer away at (someone)
To intensely or vigorously interrogate someone. My parents wouldn't stop hammering away at me with questions as I was heading out the door—I thought I'd never be able to leave! Would you stop hammering away at me with questions? I don't know where he is!
See also: away, hammer
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hammer away at
Keep at something continuously, as in The reporters hammered away at the candidate. This phrase employs hammer in the sense of "beat repeatedly," a usage dating from the mid-1600s.
See also: away, hammer
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- hammer away at
- drill (someone) (with questions)
- grill
- grill (someone) (about something)
- hammer on
- give (someone) the third degree
- give someone the third degree
- hammer
- hammered
- probe