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brought down the hammer

brought down the hammer is the simple past and past participle 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 brought down the hammer

What is brought down the hammer the simple past and past participle of?
Brought down the hammer is the simple past and past participle of bring down the hammer.

Words near brought down the hammer in the dictionary

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

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