كيف تنطق "under the hammer"

expression

ˈəndɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhæmɝ

UN-der thuh HAM-er

ˈʌndɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /hˈæmɐ

UN-duh thuh HAM-uh

التعريف

If something is 'under the hammer', it means it is being sold at an auction. The phrase comes from the auctioneer's use of a hammer to signal a sale.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈəndɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhæmɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈʌndɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /hˈæmɐ

أمريكي

UN-der thuh HAM-er

بريطاني

UN-duh thuh HAM-uh

The painting is under the hammer this afternoon.

Thousands of books will go under the hammer next week.

The house is under the hammer because the owner cannot pay the bills.

I can't believe her father's car is going under the hammer this Friday.