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be/go at it hammer and tongs (informal)

to do something, especially to argue, with a lot of energy or violence You should have heard last night's argument - they were at it hammer and tongs till four o'clock this morning.

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If you go in half-hearted then you are going to get hurt, so we have got to go at it hammer and tongs, and I think we will be all right if we do. Sky Blues told: Don't hold back; Coleman fears half-hearted tackling ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) If they do go at it hammer and tongs, she could find herself outpaced at some point, in which case her odds will hopefully lengthen. Horse Racing: IN-RUNNING NOTES; TRADING POST by The Racing Post (London, England) ``We feel it's unfair that you can have a situation where Caerphilly have admitted their only concern is the two play-off games and can pick whatever side they want between now and then, while Pontypool and Aberavon have to go at it hammer and tongs. Rugby Union: Division One clubs call for play-offs to be scrapped by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)			go a long way toward go a long way toward doing go about go about business go about with go above go above and beyond duty go across go across to go after go against the grain go against the tide Go ahead go ahead (with go ahead, make my day go all the way go along go along with go amiss go ape go around go around and around go around doing go around in circles go astray go at it hammer and tongs go at like a boy killing snakes go at one another tooth and nail go away go away empty-handed go away with Go away! go AWOL go back a long way go back on word go back to square one go back to the drawing board go back to the salt mines go bad go badly with go ballistic go bananas go beet red go beetroot go before go begging go behind back go belly up go below go berserk go beyond			go apeshit go apeshit go apeshit go apeshit go apeshit go arm in arm Go Army - Beat Navy go around go around go around go around go around go around go around and around go around doing go around in circles go around with go around with someone or something go as red as a beet go as red as a beetroot Go As You Please go astray go astray go at go at go at go at go at go at stab at go at a good clip go at it hammer and tongs* go at it tooth and nail go at like a boy killing snakes go at one another tooth and nail go away go away go away go away go away Go Away and Find Out for Yourself go away empty-handed Go Away Troll go away with Go away! go AWOL go awry go back go back go back a long way Go back N Go back N Go Back N Automatic Repeat Request Go Back N with Selective Feedback Go Back N with Selective Repeat go back on go back on go back on go back on go back on a commitment go back on a promise go back on one’s word

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