dropped the hammer

Pastence of to drop the hammer. - To hit the throttle and or drop the clutch and do a burnout.

He dropped the hammer on his R6 and the rear tire erupted into a smokeshow as the frontend tried hard to come up under him.

by Pufnblu4u January 26, 2005

dropped the hammer

when you go out and party hard...really hard.

Dude I don't know what happened last night, but I "dropped the hammer" and woke up with half a social security card and a 70's style Slazenger tennis racket.

by Murder Junkies April 2, 2011

drop the hammer

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.

by SexHammer June 22, 2011

drop the hammer

To "legislate". To crack down on a certain violation or injustice.

Time to drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!

by Kevin Gaines April 4, 2004

drop the hammer

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!

by Markkimarkkonnen November 27, 2005

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 motherfucker."
BANG. Bad guy fall down.

by SaltoftheEarth March 8, 2014

drop the hammer

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!

by Kurogane7 November 23, 2010