bring to the hammer

1.
chiefly North AmericanUKinformalcolloquial
- To subject someone or something to decisive disciplinary action, severe punishment, or harsh criticism; to impose a final, authoritative sanction.
2.
historicalUKUSneutralarchaic
- To present an item for sale at auction (literally to put it before the auctioneer's hammer or gavel).
3.
globaltechnicalliteral
- To finish, shape, or consolidate an object by striking it with a hammer; to complete a hammering process in metalwork or carpentry.

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