hammer and tongs
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
But I know what’s in there and I will fight hammer and tongs to get that individual back.’”
From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 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
They went at it hammer and tongs for several minutes until Redtooth emerged the victor.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
