back-up tongs

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• tongs — [OE] The etymological notion underlying the word tongs is of ‘biting’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *tanguz (source also of German zange, Dutch and Danish tang, and Swedish tång), which went back ultimately to the Indo European base *dank …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• tongs — [OE] The etymological notion underlying the word tongs is of ‘biting’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *tanguz (source also of German zange, Dutch and Danish tang, and Swedish tång), which went back ultimately to the Indo European base *dank …   Word origins

• go at it hammer and tongs — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To attack or fight with great strength or energy; have a bad argument. * /Bill slapped George s face and now they re going at it hammer and tongs in back of the house./ * /Helen and Mary have been arguing all day, and now …   Dictionary of American idioms

• go at it hammer and tongs — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To attack or fight with great strength or energy; have a bad argument. * /Bill slapped George s face and now they re going at it hammer and tongs in back of the house./ * /Helen and Mary have been arguing all day, and now …   Dictionary of American idioms

• go\ at\ it\ hammer\ and\ tongs — v. phr. informal 1. To attack or fight with great strength or energy; have a bad argument. Bill slapped George s face and now they re going at it hammer and tongs in back of the house. Helen and Mary have been arguing all day, and now they are… …   Словарь американских идиом

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