Function: adverb
Date: circa 1780
: with great force, vigor, or violence <went at it hammer and tongs >
– hammer-and-tongs adjective
Function: adverb
Date: circa 1780
: with great force, vigor, or violence <went at it hammer and tongs >
– hammer-and-tongs adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012