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Dviesh Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Back under the hammer..

There's a lot of action up in a few minutes. While most teams have drained their purse, some teams, like Deccan Chargers and King's XI Punjab have over $2 mn left, and some of the unsold greats are coming back under the hammer.
here what does the phrase under the hammer...connotes

  

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Hi, It refers to an auction, where the auctioneer traditionally uses a hammer to conduct the bidding. Clive

  • Hi, It refers to an auction, where the auctioneer traditionally uses a hammer to conduct the bidding.
  • Clive
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Hi,

It refers to an auction, where the auctioneer traditionally uses a hammer to conduct the bidding.

Clive

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