hammer and tongs

Forcefully, with great vigor. For example, She went at the weeds hammer and tongs, determined to clean out the long neglected flowerbed . Often put as go at it hammer and tongs, this phrase alludes to the blacksmith's tools. [c. 1700]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÂViÂJa	-	Native American, Greenlandic
Ayako	ah-yah-ko	Japanese
Agnieszka	ahg-NYESH-kah	Polish
Viona	-	English (Rare)
Perig	-	Breton
Blandina	-	Ancient Roman