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  1. 01-Feb-2010, 16:01 #1
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    'Yes,' thought Fleury, 'she is going at it hammer and thongs for his own benefit.'
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    Is that a joke? It's funny. "Hammer and tongs" is the expression. "Hammer and thongs" is pretty funny.
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    Schematisieren Sie das bitte.
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    Default Re: diagramming peripheral clauses

    I don't have time this morning, but "hammer and tong" I would call a phrasal adverb answering "how?"
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