under the hammer

成語所屬單字hammer

under the hammer — 慣用語

1. being sold at an auction, where an auctioneer announces the sale by hitting a de

1.慣用語
釋義

被拍賣;在拍賣會上出售

being sold at an auction, where an auctioneer announces the sale by hitting a desk with a small wooden hammer

例句

The rare painting came under the hammer at Sotheby's and sold for over a million pounds.

A collection of antique furniture will go under the hammer at the local auction house next Saturday.