Usage of "pair of tongs"

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Any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below.

Usage of pair of tongs in English

I never saw such a pair of tongs as you carry about! 
 The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga 

In your place, I wouldn't touch him with a pair of tongs! 
 The Two Destinies 

Remove the ham hocks to a large bowl using a pair of tongs. 
 Cooking for friends 

With a long pair of tongs he seized the bomb firmly. 
 The Poisoned Pen 

I wouldn't touch it with a pair of tongs: I'd run from it. 
 Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ... 

I wouldn't pick her out of a gutter with a pair of tongs. 
 Can You Forgive Her? 

Mrs. Peterkin, even, had come with a pair of tongs in her hand. 
 The Peterkin papers 

In half a minute I was as naked as a pair of tongs! 
 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 

After all, why should he care for a pair of tongs? 
 The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 / A Magazin... 

Taking a pair of tongs from the grate he nipped the creature between them. 
 The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories:... 

But Brent used a rather more practical pair of tongs in a businesslike manner. 
 Space Tug 

She had a pair of tongs in her left hand. 
 Heart-shaped box 

Using a pair of tongs, place the scallops, flat side down, into the butter. 
 Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food 

I would not touch him with a pair of tongs. 
 The Eustace Diamonds 

They require two months to manufacture a pair of tongs. 
 Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2 

I passed a bread basket that was empty save for a pair of tongs. 
 Alpine for You 

Translations for pair of tongs

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Meanings of pair of tongs in English