"lay the hammer down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lays the hammer down [present, singular, third-person], laying the hammer down [participle, present], laid the hammer down [participle, past], laid the hammer down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> the hammer down}} lay the hammer down (third-person singular simple present lays the hammer down, present participle laying the hammer down, simple past and past participle laid the hammer down)
  1. Alternative form of put the hammer down Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: put the hammer down
    Sense id: en-lay_the_hammer_down-en-verb-U48g0~0P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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