Under the Gabble
the latter process of a physical auction,
when something is sold under the hammer, informally referred to as a ‘gabble’
“the medallion was sold for £350 under the gabble, what a deal!”
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to be sold (or to buy) at auction that collection of baseball cards is going under the hammer. i bought that car under the hammer.
- Under the Knife
this phrase is often used to describe a surgery or sugerical process. knife standing for “surgery” was first recorded in 1880. example: sam: “when do you go under the knife? tim: “i have surgery next wednesday. i have to take an ativan before i get there.”
- under the pen
a writing term inspired by the phrase “under the knife”. ‘under the pen’ is a phrase in writing (particularly in hollywood screenwriting) to mean that an already completed work is currently undergoing revisions by the writer. justin: “hey, alex, how’s that screenplay of yours you sold last year to that big studio?” alex: “well, that […]
- under the pig
variation of “under the weather.” used to describe someone who has been stricken with the h1n1 flu virus, commonly known as the “swine flu.” i was all ready to go out with beth. i washed my car, made dinner reservations, picked up a pack of rubbers. then she called to tell me she was under […]
- Under the pool table
s-x term when a female sucks on a male’s t-st-cl-s before giving him oral s-x. sara went under the pool table while i was sitting on the couch