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under the hammer

under the hammer prepositional phrase: for sale by auction.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) For sale by auction.
    • 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
    Antonyms:
    knocked down

Synonyms of under the hammer

Antonyms

Questions about under the hammer

What does under the hammer mean?
Under the hammer means for sale by auction.
What part of speech is under the hammer?
Under the hammer is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under the hammer in the dictionary

  1. under the cosh
  2. under the counter
  3. under the covers
  4. under the fist of
  5. under the gun
  6. under the hammer
  7. under the hood
  8. under the illusion
  9. under the impression
  10. under the influence
  11. under the jail

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