drop the hammer
to “legislate”. to crack down on a certain violation or injustice.
time to drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
the point near the end of a race where you surge with everything you have to pull away for the win.
i thought ritz would keep it close, but webb decided to drop the hammer with 500 to go!
holding nothing back. usually refers to ending something.
the term comes from the hammer action on a gun. the hammer dropping on many pistols is what causes them to fire. if you “drop the hammer” on somebody, you go all out.
matt hughes was doing good until gsp decided to drop the hammer on him.
to perform an action without restraint…usually as a last resort.
that’s it! i’ve tried to play nice with you, now you’ve given me no choice! it’s time to drop the hammer!
an idiomatic expression meaning roughly “to explode in a fit of rage and fury”, it is derived from the action of a firearm hammer “dropping” — or striking — the firing pin which in turn impacts the round and causes the mini explosion that results in a bullet or other projectile being launched at a high velocity out of the end of a barrel.
the expression can be used in several different variations with the above definition: 1) …part. in a draconian way 2) …leaving a wake of destruction in its path 3) …against a very specific target with precision; etc.
“i have a clear shot of the target. requesting permission to engage.”
“you have the green light. drop the hammer on that motherf-cker.”
bang. bad guy fall down.
having s-x with a girl, usually a one night stand or to end a long drought of not getting any.
“hey man, why not? it’s been a while and she isn’t that ugly. take her home and drop the hammer on her. it’ll be good for you.”
to hit the throttle hard
north jersey guido: they really dropped the hammer last night at that show.
jersey sl-t: f-ckin-a right, and it rocked!
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