hammer and tongs
Example Sentences
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"It was 24 guys going hammer and tongs at it, but then having a beer together afterwards."
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2021
“Sen. Harris is a surprising choice considering just how hard she went after him — I mean, with hammer and tongs — over busing, issues of racial equality,” Colbert said on “The Late Show.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2020
They have gone at each other hammer and tongs in swimsuits, leotards and running shorts on fields of play but mostly been the picture of grace once done with competing.
From Washington Times • Aug. 17, 2016
The players in red and those in blue demonstrated that by going at each other like hammer and tongs at Old Trafford.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2013
If Charlie hadn’t stepped in, we’d probably still have been at it hammer and tongs today.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
