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brings down the hammer

brings down the hammer is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 brings down the hammer

What is brings down the hammer the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Brings down the hammer is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bring down the hammer.

Words near brings down the hammer in the dictionary

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

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