{adv. phr.} Up for sale at auction. * /The Brights auctioned off the entire contents of their home. Mrs. Bright cried when her pewter collection went under the hammer./ * /The picture I wanted to bid on came under the hammer soon after I arrived./
UNDER THE HAMMER
Meaning of UNDER THE HAMMER in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012