under the hammer

prepositional phrase

For sale by auction.

“(items) go under the hammer”

Similar
on the blockunder the gavel
Opposite
knocked down
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticFor sale by auction.

    (items) go under the hammer

    1 more example

    Now it’s hoped a new generation of juvenalia fans will help his passion to live on because on April 5 the Peter Baldwin Toy Theatre Collection will go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire.

    2018 June 8 [2018 March 31], “Actor Peter Baldwin's toy theatres up for auction”, in SussexWorld, Iconic Media Group

    Synonyms: on the block, under the gavel · Antonyms: knocked down

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseFor sale by auction.

Similar
on the blockunder the gavel
Opposite
knocked down
Also see
on the blockunder the gavel
Cite this entry
APA

under the hammer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20the%20hammer

MLA

“under the hammer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20the%20hammer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “under the hammer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20the%20hammer.

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