drop the hammer
Example Sentences
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If courts don’t drop the hammer on this stuff and start seriously considering civil and criminal contempt, I don’t know what can stop these lies.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025
“When working with legislative bodies, there are times for the executive to drop the hammer and take an adversarial approach,” he wrote.
From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2023
She will point to the screen, admire the bling, marvel at the production, then casually drop the hammer.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2022
And if one of them tests positive for anything, the Breeders’ Cup board members will drop the hammer on Baffert.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021
All I knew was that, to strike one blow on the metal and drop the hammer because it jarred his fingers, argues sloth, not the “artistic temperament.”
From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William
