Idiom
bring to the hammer
Meaning
To put up for sale by auction.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They will bring the old painting to the hammer next week.”
“The family decided to bring their antique furniture to the hammer to help pay for the house repairs.”
“After the estate was settled, the executors chose to bring the rare collection to the hammer, attracting bidders from across the globe.”
Examples
simple
“They will bring the old painting to the hammer next week.”
contextual
“The family decided to bring their antique furniture to the hammer to help pay for the house repairs.”
complex
“After the estate was settled, the executors chose to bring the rare collection to the hammer, attracting bidders from across the globe.”
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