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fight someone or something hammer and tongs and fight someone or something tooth and nail; go at it hammer and tongs; go at it tooth and nail

Fig. to fight against someone or something energetically and with great determination. They fought against the robber tooth and nail. The dogs were fighting each other hammer and tongs.

See also: and, hammer

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