GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS

Meaning of GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS in English

fight with great strength or energy, have a bad argument They were going at it hammer and tongs when the police came to their house.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To attack or fight with great strength or energy; have a bad argument. * /Bill slapped …
Slang English vocab
GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To attack or fight with great strength or energy; have a bad argument. * /Bill slapped …
Словарь английских идиом
GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS — v. phr. , informal 1. To attack or fight with great strength or energy; have a bad argument. Bill slapped …
American Idioms English vocabulary
GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS — взяться за что-л. с воодушевлением, изо всех сил стараться, наброситься, напасть
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS — взяться за что-л. с воодушевлением, изо всех сил стараться, наброситься, напасть
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS — (разг.) изо всех сил стараться, рвать и метать
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
GO AT IT HAMMER AND TONGS — (разг.) изо всех сил стараться, рвать и метать
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
GO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAMMER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONGS — ˈtäŋz, ˈtȯŋz noun plural but sometimes singular in construction Etymology: Middle English tanges, tonges, plural of tange, tonge, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONGS — (n. pl.) An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one …
Английский словарь Webster
TONGS — ( n. pl. ) An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAMMER — I. ˈha-mər noun Etymology: Middle English hamer, from Old English hamor; akin to Old High German hamar hammer, and perhaps …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONGS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Middle English tonges, plural of tonge, from Old English tang; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONGS — noun ·pl an instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
TONGS — [tongs] n pl but sing or pl in constr [ME tonges, pl. of tonge, fr. OE tang; akin to OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAMMER — [ham.mer] n [ME hamer, fr. OE hamor; akin to OHG hamar hammer, and perh. to OCS kamen-, kamy stone, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TONGS — tongs BrE AmE tɒŋz AmE \ tɑːŋz tɔːŋz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TONGS — / tɒŋz; NAmE tɑːŋz; tɔːŋz/ noun [ pl. ] 1. a tool with two long parts that are joined at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAMMER — / ˈhæmə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun TOOL 1. [ C ] a tool with a handle and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGS — tongs /tɒŋz $ tɑːŋz, tɒːŋz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tang (singular) ] a tool …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAMMER — I. ham ‧ mer 1 /ˈhæmə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hamor ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONGS — n.pl. (also pair of tongs sing.) an instrument with two hinged or sprung arms for grasping and holding. [pl. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAMMER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a tool with a heavy metal head at right angles to the handle, used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
TONGS — n.pl. (also pair of tongs sing.) an instrument with two hinged or sprung arms for grasping and holding. [ pl. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAMMER — n. & v. n. 1 a a tool with a heavy metal head at right angles to the handle, used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAMMER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a tool with a heavy metal head at right angles to the handle, used …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGS — Tongs are a tool that you use to grip and pick up objects that you do not want to touch. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAMMER — ( hammers, hammering, hammered) 1. A hammer is a tool that consists of a heavy piece of metal at the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES curling tongs PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES hammer and tongs EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAMMER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bang/hammer on the door (= hit it very loudly and urgently ) ▪ A …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TONGS — сущ.; мн. (обыкн. a pair of tongs) щипцы coal, fire tongs ≈ каминные щипцы curling tongs ≈ щипцы для завивки …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAMMER
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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AT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TONGS — tongs.ogg tɒŋz n употр. с гл. во мн. ч. 1. щипцы coal /fire/ tongs - каминные щипцы 2. тех. клещи, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAMMER — hammer.ogg 1. ʹhæmə n 1. молоток, молот hammer and sickle - серп и молот pneumatic hammer - пневматический молот 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AT — at.ogg æt (полная форма); ət (редуцированная форма) prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> нахождение около какого-л. предмета у, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TONGS — 1) клещи; щипцы; плоскогубцы 2) нефт. ключ для труб 3) клещевое захватное устройство, клещевой захват • to buck the tongs …
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