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come under the hammer

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come under the hammer

 and go under the hammer

Fig. [for something] to be auctioned. The house at the corner is coming under the hammer next week. The repossessed farm will go under the hammer.

See also: come, hammer

come/go under the hammer

to be sold at an auction (= a public sale where objects are bought by the people who offer the most money) Both collections will come under the hammer and are expected to make -1m at Phillips' in London next month.

See drive home

See also: come, hammer