Usually means: Working with intense, vigorous effort.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word hammer and tongs:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. hammer-and-tongs, hammer and tongs: Merriam-Webster
  2. hammer and tongs: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hammer and tongs: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hammer and tongs: Collins English Dictionary
  5. hammer and tongs: Wiktionary
  6. hammer and tongs: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. hammer and tongs: Dictionary.com
  8. Hammer and Tongs, Hammer and tongs: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. HAMMER AND TONGS: Dictionary of Americanisms (1848)
  10. hammer and tongs: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. Hammer and tongs: World Wide Words
  12. hammer and tongs: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hammer and tongs: Urban Dictionary

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adverb:  (idiomatic) In a manner indicating seriousness of intent and capability of harm.

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