up for auction

up for auction

Available to be sold at an auction. The banker's family estate had to be put up for auction to cover some of his mounting debt. A lot of the famous singer's memorabilia are up for auction this Saturday.
See also: auction, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*up for auction

Fig. to be sold at an auction. (*Typically: be ~; come ~; go ~; put something ~.) The old farm where I lived as a child is up for auction.
See also: auction, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • under the hammer
  • go up for (something)
  • come under the hammer
  • come/go under the hammer
  • go under the hammer
  • Dutch auction
  • auction
  • on the block
  • put (something) on the block
  • put on the block
References in periodicals archive
Robbie is up against it as Caitlin and Suzie give him heat for putting The Tall Ship up for auction.