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put the hammer down

put the hammer down verb: to drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.

Verb

put the hammer down (third-person singular simple present puts the hammer down, present participle putting the hammer down, simple past and past participle put the hammer down)

  1. (idiomatic) To drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.
    • I says, "Pig Pen this here's the Rubber Duck and I'm about to put the hammer down."1975, C. W. McCall, Convoy
    • She always put the top up and the hammer down.1994, Meat Loaf (singer) and Jim Steinman (lyrics), "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are"

put the hammer down meaning in Bengali

put the hammer down in Bengali

দ্রুত গাড়ি চালানো, এক্সিলারেটরের ওপর চাপ দেওয়া

Synonyms of put the hammer down

Forms of put the hammer down

third-person singular presentputs the hammer down
present participleputting the hammer down
past participleput the hammer down
pastput the hammer down

Questions about put the hammer down

What does put the hammer down mean?
Put the hammer down means to drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.
What is put the hammer down in Bengali?
Put the hammer down in Bengali is দ্রুত গাড়ি চালানো, এক্সিলারেটরের ওপর চাপ দেওয়া. See Put the hammer down meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is put the hammer down?
Put the hammer down is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the hammer down?
The past tense of put the hammer down is put the hammer down.

Words near put the hammer down in the dictionary

  1. put the feedbag on
  2. put the finger on
  3. put the fries in the bag
  4. put the frighteners on someone
  5. put the genie back in the bottle
  6. put the hammer down
  7. put the heart across one
  8. put the heat on
  9. put the herd on someone
  10. put the kibosh on
  11. put the kybosh on

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