under the hammer Idiom, Proverb

Go under the hammer

If something goes under the hammer, it is sold in an auction.

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v. phr. To be auctioned off. Our old family paintings went under the hammer when my father lost his job.

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adv. phr. Up for sale at auction. The Brights auctioned off the entire contents of their home. Mrs. Bright cried when her pewter collection went under the hammer. The picture I wanted to bid on came under the hammer soon after I arrived.

under the hammer

under the hammer
For sale, as in These paintings and Oriental rugs must come under the hammer if we're to pay the mortgage. This expression alludes to the auctioneer's hammer, which is rapped to indicate a completed transaction. [Mid-1800s]

under the hammer

Put up for or awash at auction. The banker's ancestors acreage had to appear beneath the bang to awning some of his ascent debt. We've had to put a cardinal of our backing beneath the bang in adjustment to pay our mortgage back David absent his job.Learn more: hammer

under the hammer

For sale, as in These paintings and Oriental rugs charge appear beneath the bang if we're to pay the mortgage. This announcement alludes to the auctioneer's hammer, which is rapped to announce a completed transaction. [Mid-1800s] Learn more: hammer

under the hammer

BRITISHCOMMON If article goes under the hammer, it is offered for bargain at an auction. The aboriginal bisected of the accumulating goes beneath the bang on Friday and there are some absolute treasures. A account by Dutch adept Rembrandt went beneath the bang for £4.18 actor at Sotheby's yesterday. These are aloof some of the items beneath the bang at the alms bargain on 30 October. Note: The accepted American announcement is on the block. Note: In an auction, the agent shows that a bargain has been fabricated by banging a bang on a table. Learn more: hammer

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