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go under the hammer
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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Bonita | | bə-NEE-tə | English |
| Alaric | | AL-ə-rik (English) | Ancient Germanic |
| Bob | | ['bɔb] | |
| Onfroi | | - | Medieval French |
| Gy&Eth;A | | - | Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic |
| Hanan (1) | | HAY-nən (English) | Biblical |