hammer and tongs

Example Sentences

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“They were at each other hammer and tongs,” Edmunds said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

If Charlie hadn’t stepped in, we’d probably still have been at it hammer and tongs today.

From Literature

"It was 24 guys going hammer and tongs at it, but then having a beer together afterwards."

From BBC