10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMMER AND TONGS»
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hammer and tongs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hammer and tongs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
Hammer and tongs is from the ardent hlachsmith. Hammerheam (arch.) is from
shape. The origin of hammercloth, fover of driver's hox, is ohscure. It occurs in 15
cent, as name of a material, pcrh. for hammered cloth; ? or cf. Dan. hammel ...
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The New Monthly Magazine
Odds-bobs, hammer and tongs, long as I've been at sea, I've fought against every
odds, boys, but I've gain'd the victory. " That ship there is a Frenchman ; and if we
don't take she, Tis a thousand bullets to one that she will capture we : I hav'n't ...
3
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
New York: Bunce and Brother, 1854. 1869 At it, hammer and tongs! (p. 236)
Gilbert, W. S. The Bab Ballads. Ed. James Ellis. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap
Press, 1970. 1905 Fighting hammer and tongs, as the saying is. (p. 124) Cabell,
James B.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Idiom Structure in English
One word about the paraphrases : some irreversible binomials, such as hammer
and tongs, as in, hammer and tongs are traditional blacksmith's tools are literal
Without needing a paraphrase. Yet in the sentence she came after him hammer ...
5
English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
Once John decided to do something, he went at it for all he was worth. go at it
hammer and tongs 1. zihen, grinden me te madhe; zihen si qente □ We could
hear the neighbours going at each other hammer and tongs. □ Bill slapped
Tony's ...
6
Encyclopedia of British Writers, 19th
and 20th Centuries
He captures their relationship in a domestic image of their peeling potatoes
together; the memory preserves his mother in time even as “the parish priest at
her bedside / Went hammer and tongs at the prayers for the dying.” Yet Heaney ...
Christine L. Krueger, Stade, 2009
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The English dialect dictionary
Chs.l 'Falling out hammer and tongs' is a very common expression; 015.3 Mm.1 \
thn a person is relating his falling out with some one, it is common to say among
the lower orders, ' Oh, we got up to hammer and tongs.' War.'3 ' They went at it ...
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Hammer and tongs Vigorously* Hammer home Ensure that something is fully
understood through the use of forceful argument.* Hand in glove In close
association. The phrase usually refers to an illicit activity* Hand in the dinner pail
Die.
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2004
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A Dictionary of Slang
and Unconventional English
(McNeil) Cf. right on (one's) hammer, at hammer, n., 5. hammer and tongs. Occ.,
as in Marryat's Snarley-Yow, an expletive (T); gen. an adv. I violently, and prec.
by at it, as in G. Parker's 'His master and mistress were at it hammer and tongs.
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Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase
and Fable
Applied to goods sent to a sale by auction ; the auctioneer giving a rap with a
small hammer when a lot is sold, to intimate that there is an end to the bidding,
hence to sell under the hammer. They live hammer and tongs. Are always
quarrelling.
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMMER AND TONGS»
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hammer and tongs is used in the context of the following news items.
Native learns the art of blacksmithing - The Arkansas City Traveler …
Cannon manipulates spike. Cannon uses a hammer and tongs to manipulate a railroad spike into a knife. Letter opener. Photo by JENI PAYNE ... «Arkansas City Traveler, Jul 15»
Mick O'Dowd won't quit on ousted Royals
... the outbreak of a do-or-die championship match: "you score, we score", both sides going at it hammer and tongs for their summer survival. «Herald, Jul 15»
Transformers: Devastation looks freaking epic in this gameplay trailer
That would be taking your pants off and going hammer and tongs solo style. Enjoying the ride requires a rider. limimi. Jul 13, 2015 at 4:29 PM. «games.on.net, Jul 15»
Jwala-Gopi war is hurting Indian badminton - Sports - Mid-Day
But things got out of hand after Jwala went hammer and tongs at Gopi after her victory at the recent Canadian Grand Prix. Normally quiet and ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer : 8 key stats ahead of men's …
... Richard Gasquet and Andy Murray respectively, in style in the semi-finals and are set to go hammer and tongs for the ultimate prize at SW19. «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
Entertainment News - Kenya - County officers clobber each other …
... deaf ears as the two, perhaps desperate to settle the small matter of 'who's boss' of the woman's heart, went hammer and tongs at each other. «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»
'Panchayat win will pave way for assembly polls'
... that just because media had been going hammer and tongs against them doesn't mean the leadership will take any action against them. «Times of India, Jul 15»
Louise Morton and Bullit win Coutts Quarter Ton Cup 2015
Blackfun and Bullit went at it hammer and tongs in the first race of the day with Blackfun just managing to take control on the final run to win by ... «BYM News, Jul 15»
Weather plays havoc at Dun Laoghaire Regatta
It is unlike a championship where you really go hammer and tongs and you want to win it. “We have a lot of big names. People from Northern ... «UTV Ireland, Jul 15»
Movie Review: Baahubali - 'Fake' Accomplices
... self-aggrandizing dialogues, atrocious make-up, hammer and tongs musical serenades and ditzy camerawork. Even the copious symbolism ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
