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In a fierce, extreme, or violent manner

As much or as far as possible

Characterized by fierce, extreme, or violent energy or force

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Adverb

In a fierce, extreme, or violent manner

enthusiastically

with full force

with maximum force

full steam ahead

as hard as possible

as hard as one can

with every available resource

with everything one has got

with might and main

with all the stops out

no holds barred

for all one is worth

with a vengeance

with great effort

to the best of your ability

to the greatest extreme

to the best of one's abilities

as best one can

with great vigour

going great guns

with enthusiasm

like it's going out of style

like nobody's business

like gangbusters

to beat the band

conscientiously

with all one's might

with perseverance

with application

with all one's might and main

unceremoniously

without slacking

nose to the grindstone

head over heels

like all get out

like the dickens

with all one's strength

with a struggle

with difficulty

after a struggle

with all one's heart

with indignation

through thick and thin

in a lively manner

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“Mara and the president went at it hammer and tongs, beating out offer and counteroffer as blood boiled and tempers rose.”

Adverb

As much or as far as possible

as much as possible

to the fullest extent

at maximum speed

hell for leather

with maximum power

like the clappers

like a bat out of hell

at breakneck speed

as fast as possible

at a rate of knots

full steam ahead

at full throttle

at the speed of light

full speed ahead

like greased lightning

hell-for-leather

a mile a minute

like a scalded cat

in double quick time

like nobody's business

like an arrow from a bow

head over heels

with all possible haste

like a whirlwind

with great speed

like a bullet out of a gun

as fast as one's legs can carry one

ventre à terre

dangerously fast

without losing time

as swift as an arrow

as fast as your legs can carry you

in less than no time

by leaps and bounds

like gangbusters

fast and furious

like a madwoman

on spur of the moment

unpremeditatedly

heavy right foot

instantaneously

with little delay

in nothing flat

as soon as possible

without hesitation

like all get out

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Adjective

Characterized by fierce, extreme, or violent energy or force

knock-down-and-drag-out

at the boiling point

full of upheavals

full of ups and downs

uncompassionate

disadvantageous

blood-and-thunder

red in tooth and claw

earth-shattering

life-threatening

mutually harmful

mutually destructive

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

without consent

without permission

environmentally unfriendly

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“Parliamentarians should be allowed to have a hammer and tongs debate on controversial issues.”

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