Drop the Hammer
What it means
Act decisively and without mercy, usually after a period of warnings.
Where it comes from
The hammer is a gun's, the part that falls when the trigger is pulled. American trucking slang used the same phrase for flooring the accelerator, and auctioneers drop one to end the bidding.
The puzzle it came from
Drop the Hammer was the answer to the Phrasicle of November 7, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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soap
bubble
gum
drop
zone
good
morning
fog
light
bulb
shadow
puppet
show
case
study
jack
hammer
head
start
time
Phrasicle: Drop the Hammer