under the hammer
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under the hammer — idiom
1. being sold at an auction, where an auctioneer announces the sale by hitting a de
1.idiom
Definition
being sold at an auction, where an auctioneer announces the sale by hitting a desk with a small wooden hammer
Example
The rare painting came under the hammer at Sotheby's and sold for over a million pounds.
A collection of antique furniture will go under the hammer at the local auction house next Saturday.