come under the hammer

  • 11come/go under the hammer — ► to be sold at an auction to the person who offers the most money: »Auctioneers estimate the collection could fetch up to £50,000 when it goes under the hammer next month. Main Entry: ↑hammer …

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  • 12come (or go) under the hammer — be sold at an auction. → hammer …

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  • 13go under the hammer — come/go under the hammer ► to be sold at an auction to the person who offers the most money: »Auctioneers estimate the collection could fetch up to £50,000 when it goes under the hammer next month. Main Entry: ↑hammer …

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  • 14go under the hammer — come/go/under the hammer phrase to be sold at an auction (=a public sale in which objects are sold to the person who offers the most money) Thesaurus: auctions and auctioninghyponym to be sold or for salesy …

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  • 15go under the hammer — ► come (or go) under the hammer be sold at an auction. Main Entry: ↑hammer …

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  • 16Homes Under the Hammer — is a BBC One morning television series, which has been running since 2003 and its main presenters are Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts.FormatEach episode of the show follows three properties (or two for 30 minute shows) which were bought at… …

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  • 17hammer — ▪ I. hammer ham‧mer 1 [ˈhæmə ǁ ər] noun COMMERCE come/​go under the hammer to be sold at an auction: • The paintings come under the hammer at Sotheby s in November.   [m0] ▪ II. hammer hammer 2 …

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  • 18come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… …

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  • 19hammer — n. & v. n. 1 a a tool with a heavy metal head at right angles to the handle, used for breaking, driving nails, etc. b a machine with a metal block serving the same purpose. c a similar contrivance, as for exploding the charge in a gun, striking… …

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  • 20hammer — ► NOUN 1) a tool consisting of a heavy metal head mounted at the end of a handle, used for breaking things and driving in nails. 2) an auctioneer s mallet, tapped to indicate a sale. 3) a part of a mechanism that hits another, e.g. one exploding… …

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