drop the hammer in English

Forms: drops the hammer [present, singular, third-person], dropping the hammer [participle, present], dropped the hammer [participle, past], dropped the hammer [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-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)

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    {
      "form": "drops the hammer",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "dropped the hammer",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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        {
          "ref": "2008 [2001], Toby Young, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo, page 76",
          "text": "Naturally, the Frat Boy and the Toadmeister decided to hold a contest to see who could “drop the hammer” with Pippi first.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take action."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(originally US, informal) To take action."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "drop the hammer"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "drops the hammer",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropping the hammer",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropped the hammer",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropped the hammer",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
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          "ref": "2008 [2001], Toby Young, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo, page 76",
          "text": "Naturally, the Frat Boy and the Toadmeister decided to hold a contest to see who could “drop the hammer” with Pippi first.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take action."
      ],
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        [
          "take action",
          "take action"
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        "(originally US, informal) To take action."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "drop the hammer"
}

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"drop the hammer" meaning in English

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