fight (someone or something) hammer and tongs

To combat someone or something 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 fighting each other hammer and tongs ever since.

fight someone or something hammer and tongs

and fight someone or something tooth and nail; go at it hammer and tongs; go at it tooth and nail

Fig. to fight against someone or something energetically and with great determination. They fought against the robber tooth and nail. The dogs were fighting each other hammer and tongs.

词组	fight (someone or something) hammer and tongs
释义	fight (someone or something) hammer and tongs fight (someone or something) hammer and tongs To combat someone or something 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 fighting each other hammer and tongs ever since. See also: and, fight, hammer, tongs Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. fight someone or something hammer and tongs and fight someone or something tooth and nail; go at it hammer and tongs; go at it tooth and nail Fig. to fight against someone or something energetically and with great determination. They fought against the robber tooth and nail. The dogs were fighting each other hammer and tongs. See also: and, fight, hammer, tongs McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: fight hammer and tongs go at it hammer and tongs go at it tooth and nail hammer and tongs hammer and tongs, go at it be at it hammer and tongs Earth to (someone) earth to someone on the attack temper (something) with (something)
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