Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up to the hammer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
up- -to the ham-mer
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

first-rate; excellent

Questions

What does up to the hammer mean?
first-rate; excellent

How to pronounce up to the hammer

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