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go under the hammer

To be put up for or sold at auction. The banker's family estate had to go under the hammer to cover some of his mounting debt.

come/go under the ˈhammer

be offered for sale at an auction (= a sale at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money): The house and all its contents are to come under the hammer next Thursday.

The person in charge of an auction hits the table with a hammer to show that he/she has accepted the highest offer.

See also: come, go, hammer

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When I discovered it was going under the hammer, I realised it would be a piece of history.'

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The large bronze breech loading gun, cast with the Portuguese coat of arms, is among 160 lots going under the hammer and could fetch up to pounds 12,000 at Sotheby's on December 19.

Auction's pounds 250,000 bounty

Other designer goods from Louis Vuitton, Burberry and Moncler will also be going under the hammer, along with a selection of personalised number plates and BMW and Volkswagen vehicles.

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THE auction market showed "encouraging growth" during November with the number of homes going under the hammer jumping by 12%, research indicated yesterday.

Auctions boost for housing market

The model plane going under the hammer later this month.

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However, a 1960 CoupA DeVille owned by the superstar singer is going under the hammer at the H&H auction in Buxton, Derbyshire, on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 12 and 13.

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These are just a few of the amazing lots going under the hammer at Birmingham Rep today in aid of the Tsunami appeal.

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A catalogue of 500 lots was auctioned at The Hawthorns, and other items from the worlds of football and rugby will be going under the hammer at the second day of the auction today.