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bringing down the hammer

bringing down the hammer is the present participle and gerund of bring down the hammer.

Meaning of bring down the hammer

Verb

bring down the hammer (third-person singular simple present brings down the hammer, present participle bringing down the hammer, simple past and past participle brought down the hammer)

  1. (idiomatic) To treat very harshly.

Questions about bringing down the hammer

What is bringing down the hammer the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing down the hammer is the present participle and gerund of bring down the hammer.

Words near bringing down the hammer in the dictionary

  1. bringing down
  2. bringing down a notch
  3. bringing down a peg
  4. bringing down on
  5. bringing down the curtain
  6. bringing down the hammer
  7. bringing down the house
  8. bringing down to size
  9. bringing forth
  10. bringing forward
  11. bringing home

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