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puts the hammer down

puts the hammer down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the hammer down.

Meaning of put the hammer down

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

Questions about puts the hammer down

What is puts the hammer down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts the hammer down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the hammer down.

Words near puts the hammer down in the dictionary

  1. puts the dead wood on
  2. puts the fear of God into
  3. puts the finger on
  4. puts the frighteners on someone
  5. puts the genie back in the bottle
  6. puts the hammer down
  7. puts the heat on
  8. puts the herd on someone
  9. puts the kibosh on
  10. puts the kybosh on
  11. puts the last hand to

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