diagramming peripheral clauses

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Kondorosi

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'Yes,' thought Fleury, 'she is going at it hammer and thongs for his own benefit.'
 
Is that a joke? It's funny. "Hammer and tongs" is the expression. "Hammer and thongs" is pretty funny.
 
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Schematisieren Sie das bitte. :lol:
 
I don't have time this morning, but "hammer and tong" I would call a phrasal adverb answering "how?"
 
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