| 单词 | tongs |
| 释义 | tongs (tɒŋz , US tɔːŋz ) 1. plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN] Tongs are a tool that you use to grip and pick up objects that you do not want to touch. They consist of two long narrow pieces of metal joined together at one end. The waiter lifted rolls from a basket with a pair of silver tongs. 2. hammer and tongs phrase If you say that someone was going at something hammer and tongs, you mean that they were doing it with great energy. He loved gardening. He went at it hammer and tongs as soon as he got back from work. They yell, shout and argue. For six hours a night they go at it, hammer and tongs. Idioms: go at it hammer and tongs [British] to do something with great energy and enthusiasm `He loved gardening,' sniffed Mrs Gascoigne. `He went at it hammer and tongs as soon as he got back from work.' [mainly British] to have a noisy argument `They were going at it hammer and tongs.' `What about?' `I'm not very sure, but they were arguing.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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