bring down the hammer in English

Audio: en-au-bring down the hammer.ogg

[Australia] Forms: brings down the hammer [present, singular, third-person], bringing down the hammer [participle, present], brought down the hammer [participle, past], brought down the hammer [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> down the hammer}} 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)

Inflected forms

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"bring down the hammer" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms