go / be (at it) hammer and tongs

/ɡˌəʊ at ɪt hˈamə and tˈɒŋz/

/ɡˌoʊ æt ɪt hˈæmɚ ænd tˈɑːŋz/

to go / be (at it) hammer and tongs

to engage in an activity, particularly an argument, in a forceful, energetic, or violent manner

Examples

1. He goes hammer and tongs in exposing the evil men through his pen.

2. My wife and I are hammer and tongs at each other cause I'm all pent up.

3. Whatever, I went hammer and tongs at it despite the fact it was already tidy.

4. Whatever, I went hammer and tongs at it despite the fact it was already tidy.