单词 | under the hammer |
释义 | under the hammerFor sale, as in These paintings and Oriental rugs must come under the hammer if we're to pay the mortgage. This expression alludes to the auctioneer's hammer, which is rapped to indicate a completed transaction. [Mid-1800s] Words nearby under the hammerundertenant, under the aegis of, under the circumstances, under-the-counter, under the gun, under the hammer, under the impression, under the influence, under the knife, under the sun, under-the-table The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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