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    hammer and tongs

    US /ˈhæmɚ ənd tɔŋz/

    ・

    UK /ˈhæmə ænd tɒŋz/

    C1
    idm.With great energy or effort; fiercely.
    They worked hammer and tongs to finish the project on time.

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    Joel Cohen: An Introduction to Demography (Malthus Miffed: Are People the Problem?)

    43:22Joel Cohen: An Introduction to Demography (Malthus Miffed: Are People the Problem?)
    • Well, population; let’s go at it with all hammer and tongs.  Eliminate all unintended

      Well, population; let’s go at it with all hammer and tongs.  Eliminate all unintended

    • Let's go at it with all hammer and tongs.

      Let's go at it with all hammer and tongs.

    B1