hammer and tongs (Meaning)

hammer and tongs

with great force, vigor, or violence

with great force, vigor, or violence

The blacksmith swung his hammer and tongs with great force, shaping the molten metal.
The politicians engaged in a bitter debate, arguing hammer and tongs over the proposed legislation.
The competitive spirit between the two rivals was evident as they went hammer and tongs at each other.
The construction workers used hammer and tongs to pry apart the old wooden planks.
The chef used hammer and tongs to crush the ice for the cocktails.
The police used hammer and tongs to break down the door of the barricaded building.
The hiker used hammer and tongs to break up the ice on the frozen lake.
The sculptor worked hammer and tongs, chiselling away at the stone to create a breathtaking statue.
The detectives went hammer and tongs into the investigation, determined to uncover the truth.
The two armies clashed hammer and tongs in a fierce battle that lasted for hours.

with great force, vigor, or violence, with great force, vigor, or violence

turbulent, rabid, furious,violent, ferocious, rough, vicious, volcanic, fierce, savage

peaceful, peaceable, tranquil, nonviolent, calm, pacific,serene, unaggressive, nonbelligerent,halcyon

The blacksmith swung his hammer and tongs with great force, shaping the molten metal.

The politicians engaged in a bitter debate, arguing hammer and tongs over the proposed legislation.

The competitive spirit between the two rivals was evident as they went hammer and tongs at each other.

The construction workers used hammer and tongs to pry apart the old wooden planks.