drop the hammer en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal) To take action.
Naturally, the Frat Boy and the Toadmeister decided to hold a contest to see who could “drop the hammer” with Pippi first.
2008 [2001], Toby Young, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo, →ISBN, page 76:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dropping the hammer | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dropped the hammer | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dropped the hammer | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| drops the hammer | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |