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
Cue a pause long enough to make you wonder if he’ll leave it there or drop the hammer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
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
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
As it is not practicable to drop the hammer directly on the head of the concrete piles, the driving is accomplished by the use of a special cap, Fig.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
