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Meanings of big hammer in English

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Usage of big hammer in English
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He had his great big hammer ready to pulverize me.
Raising Steam
2
This is something else, and Tom told of the trouble with the big hammer.
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship; Or, The Naval Terror of the Se...
3
Willis liked to see the pile-driver with its big hammer.
Out of the Triangle: A Story of the Far East
4
You see him standing there with a big hammer, you know who he is.
Wired
5
He held a nasty dagger in one hand and a big hammer in the other.
The Scorch Trials
6
He only had a big hammer and pistols.
The Dean's Watch
7
They were like blows of a big hammer.
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories
8
His big hammer is very iconic to him.
Wired
9
Even determined kids are unlikely to be able to force to lid open without a big hammer.
Wired
10
There is something to be said for solving a problem by hitting it with a really big hammer.
Surrender to the will of the night
11
The smith himself, armed with a big hammer, effectually aided in overpowering and driving out the Douglas men.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
12
No man but an idiot would pick up that little hammer if he could use a big hammer.
The Innocence of Father Brown
13
He had a big hammer and a saw in his hand, and he was talking to his little sister.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building...
14
It's like a big hammer.
Pressure
15
It needs practise to hit the end of a drill squarely, and Charnock, who swung the big hammer, had missed.
The Girl from Keller's
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He came back from the grave, got a big hammer and knocked a board loose from the side of the wagon.
Lonesome dove
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