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drop the hammer

VERB

shoot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast execute explode fire hit hurl kill launch murder open fire

STRONG

bag barrage bombard catapult dispatch emit expel fling gun ignite loose plug pop project propel pump torpedo trigger zap

WEAK

bring down let fly let go with open up pick off pull the trigger set off throw lead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear create fail

STRONG

conceal hold keep withhold

WEAK

backfire walk

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

The reason you have a personal conduct policy is to be able to drop the hammer in a situation such as this.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2022

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 her colour—she had a fair share of it—had gone from her cheeks, and Dolly was in two minds whether she should drop the hammer and weep.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

drop the hammer

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