hammer and tongs
Example Sentences
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And in 2021, F1 had one of its greatest-ever seasons with Mercedes and Red Bull going at it hammer and tongs with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024
The world knew them as once-in-a-generation rivals, tennis titans who went at each other hammer and tongs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
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
