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be/go at it hammer and tongs
informalDefinition
› to do something, especially to argue, with a lot of energy or violenceEnergetic and lively
(Definition of be/go at it hammer and tongs from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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