UNDER THE HAMMER


Meaning of UNDER THE HAMMER in English

{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./

Slang English vocab.      Английский сленговый словарь.