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drop the hammer

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drop the hammer rate
(Adult / Slang)
(Expression) American English Idiom: Bringing a pending act to fruition. Usually connotates an act which will have serious consequences. Also used in reference to quickly increasing speed in a car by manipulating a manual transmission gear shift (the hammer).
Usage: Did you hear that Congress just dropped the hammer on the new budget cutting 15,000 jobs? - Bonnie dropped the hammer on the get away car narrowly avoiding Kansas state troopers and agents from the newly formed FBI.


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