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dropping the hammer

dropping the hammer is the present participle and gerund of drop the hammer.

Meaning of drop the hammer

Verb

drop the hammer (third-person singular simple present drops the hammer, present participle dropping the hammer, simple past and past participle dropped the hammer)

  1. (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

Questions about dropping the hammer

What is dropping the hammer the present participle and gerund of?
Dropping the hammer is the present participle and gerund of drop the hammer.

Words near dropping the hammer in the dictionary

  1. dropping the ball
  2. dropping the bomb
  3. dropping the f-bomb
  4. dropping the gloves
  5. dropping the H-bomb
  6. dropping the hammer
  7. dropping the hand
  8. dropping the kiddies off at the pool
  9. dropping the kids off at the pool
  10. dropping the mic
  11. dropping the pilot

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