Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
you and I used to go at it, hammer and tongs
Portuguese translation:
quando a gente brigava pra valer
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Alexandre Reis
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English term
you and I used to go at it, hammer and tongs
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Dois homens estão conversando sobre os velhos tempos quando eles eram inimigos. Durante uma brincadeira um deles derruba o outro vilentemente. O agressor pergunta se está tudo bem. O outro responde do segundo modo.
"In a way, this reminded me of the old days... when you and I used to go at it, hammer and tongs!"
"In a way, this reminded me of the old days... when you and I used to go at it, hammer and tongs!"
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quando a gente brigava pra valer
ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION
go at it hammer and tongs
fight with great strength or energy, have a bad argument
Moby Thesaurus
hammer and tongs
Synonyms and related words:
arduously, bec et ongles, committedly, decidedly, decisively, determinedly, devotedly, earnestly, effortfully, firmly, fixedly, hard, heart and soul, in all seriousness, in earnest, in good earnest, industriously, inflexibly, laboriously, like a bulldog, like a leech, manfully, obstinately, operosely, perseveringly, persistently, purposefully, relentlessly, resolutely, resolvedly, seriously, sincerely, singlemindedly, staunchly, steadfastly, steadily, strenuously, tenaciously, the hard way, toilsomely, tooth and nail, unswervingly, unyieldingly, wholeheartedly, with a will, with constancy, with effort, with total dedication
go at it hammer and tongs
fight with great strength or energy, have a bad argument
Moby Thesaurus
hammer and tongs
Synonyms and related words:
arduously, bec et ongles, committedly, decidedly, decisively, determinedly, devotedly, earnestly, effortfully, firmly, fixedly, hard, heart and soul, in all seriousness, in earnest, in good earnest, industriously, inflexibly, laboriously, like a bulldog, like a leech, manfully, obstinately, operosely, perseveringly, persistently, purposefully, relentlessly, resolutely, resolvedly, seriously, sincerely, singlemindedly, staunchly, steadfastly, steadily, strenuously, tenaciously, the hard way, toilsomely, tooth and nail, unswervingly, unyieldingly, wholeheartedly, with a will, with constancy, with effort, with total dedication
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partir para isso com todo o vigor (força total)
hammer and tongs:
With tremendous energy or effort; vigorously: worked hammer and tongs to meet the deadline.
With tremendous energy or effort; vigorously: worked hammer and tongs to meet the deadline.
35 mins
.. quando nos costumavamos enfrentar violentamente
1 hr
nos atacávamos violentamente
Diria assim em PT(pt), espero que seja útil...
8 mins
quando nós nos enfrentávamos com toda a força, com todo o vigor
Diria assim...
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hammer and To...
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:: Blog do Menon ::: 2008-08-03 - [ Translate this page ]
3 ago. 2008 ... Em meio a toda aquela nostalgia, lá estava Mário Alberto Kempes. .... Limpar, capinar, arrancar um limoeiro velho que mostrou por dias a força de suas raízes. .... Sempre ganhava dele quando nos enfrentávamos no parquê, ...
blogdomenon.blogspot.com/2008_08_03_archive.html
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PT-BR
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quando você e eu costumávamos partir para a briga
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