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under the hammer

Meaning

under the hammer

For sale by auction.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Another image due to go under the hammer, is of Aldrin, when he managed to photograph himself during a 1965 Gemini XII mission. Source: Internet

It is going under the hammer with auctioneers Antony Cribb Ltd, of Newbury, Berkshire. Source: Internet

There is also still time to put a bid in for one of the eight lots of crafters’ work going under the hammer at Made In Argyll in aid of the Earl Haig Poppy Appeal. Source: Internet

To have one private owner controlling eight or more — a fresh batch of six will soon go under the hammer — can’t possibly be great news for airlines, fliers, or businesses operating from the premises. Source: Internet

A filling station and shop in Gowna, a guesthouse on the shores of Lough Sheelin and a two-bed country cottage in Loughduff are among the Cavan properties set to go under the hammer in the next Leinster Property Auction next month. Source: Internet

AMMONNEWS - A Picasso self-portrait estimated to be worth $70 million and due to go under the hammer in New York on Tuesday, has been “accidentally damaged” and withdrawn from auction, Christie’s said. Source: Internet

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