HAMMER AND TONGS

Meaning of HAMMER AND TONGS in English

{adv. phr.} Violently. * /Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been at it all day, hammer and tongs./

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

HAMMER AND TONGS — adverb Date: circa 1780 with great force, vigor, or violence , hammer-and-tongs adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HAMMER-AND-TONGS — adjective see: hammer and tongs
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HAMMER AND TONGS — adverb (or adjective) : with the force and violence of a blacksmith pounding iron : with all one's strength : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAMMER AND TONGS — with great vigor, determination, or vehemence: When he starts a job he goes at it hammer and tongs. [ 1700-10 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAMMER-AND-TONGS — see hammer and tongs
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAMMER AND TONGS — Date: circa 1780 : with great force, vigor, or violence went at it hammer and tongs • hammer-and-tongs adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAMMER AND TONGS — Function: adverb Date: circa 1780 : with great force, vigor, or violence <went at it hammer and tongs > – …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HAMMER AND TONGS — informal enthusiastically or vehemently: they fought ~. → hammer
Concise Oxford English vocab
HAMMER AND TONGS — [hammer and tongs] adv (ca. 1780): with great force, vigor, or violence "went at it hammer and tongs" -- hammer-and-tongs …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAMMER AND TONGS — if two people are at it hammer and tongs or go at it hammer and tongs , they argue or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAMMER AND TONGS — see hammer
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAMMER AND TONGS — see hammer
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HAMMER AND TONGS — Synonyms and related words : arduously, bec et ongles, committedly, decidedly, decisively, determinedly, devotedly, earnestly, effortfully, firmly, fixedly, hard, heart …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAMMER AND TONGS — ( Colloquial expression used adverbially .) Strenuously, vigorously, earnestly, zealously, resolutely, energetically, with all one's might, with might and main, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
HAMMER AND TONGS — adv. to go at smb. ~ ('to attack smb. with great energy')
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
HAMMER AND TONGS — {adv. phr.} Violently. * /Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been at it all day, hammer and tongs./
Словарь английских идиом
HAMMER AND TONGS — angrily, furiously, fight tooth and nail The two men were arguing - going at it hammer and tongs.
English Idioms vocab
HAMMER AND TONGS — angrily, furiously (See also fight tooth and nail ) The two men were arguing - going at it hammer and …
English Idioms vocabulary
HAMMER AND TONGS — adv. phr. Violently. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been at it all day, hammer and tongs.
American Idioms English vocabulary
HAMMER AND TONGS — с воодушевлением; энергично; изо всей силы
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAMMER AND TONGS — что есть силы, изо всех сил; с треском и грохотом
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HAMMER AND TONGS — изо всей силы, изо всех сил, с воодушевлением, с шумом и треском, энергично
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HAMMER AND TONGS — изо всей силы, изо всех сил, с воодушевлением, с шумом и треском, энергично
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HAMMER AND TONGS — с воодушевлением; энергично; изо всей силы
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HAMMER AND TONGS — с воодушевлением; энергично; изо всей силы
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HAMMER AND TONGS — что есть силы, изо всех сил; с треском и грохотом
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HAMMER AND TONGS — (разг.) что есть силы, изо всех сил; с треском и грохотом
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
HAMMER AND TONGS — (разг.) что есть силы, изо всех сил; с треском и грохотом
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
HAMMER
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
HAMMER
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
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
HAMMER
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
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
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
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
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
HAMMER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a tool with a heavy metal head at right angles to the handle, used …
Oxford English vocab
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
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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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAMMER
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
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
TONGS — 1) клещи; щипцы; плоскогубцы 2) нефт. ключ для труб 3) клещевое захватное устройство, клещевой захват • to buck the tongs …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HAMMER — 1) молот ( машина для обработки металлических заготовок ) 2) молоток; кувалда 3) вбивать; забивать; прибивать 4) ковать; проковывать; чеканить …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TONGS — 1) клещи; щипцы; плоскогубцы 2) нефт. ключ для труб 3) клещевое захватное устройство, клещевой захват • to buck the tongs — работать с резьбовыми …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HAMMER — 1) молот (машина для обработки металлических заготовок) 2) молоток; кувалда 3) вбивать; забивать; прибивать 4) ковать; проковывать; чеканить 5) било 6) ударник (буровой забойный двигатель) 7) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TONGS — 1) захват 2) клещевой 3) клещи 4) цанга 5) цанговый 6) щипцы • - chain tongs - crucible tongs - draw tongs - fishing tongs - folding tongs - forge tongs - gas …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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