go to auction

[Benjamin Barrett]

The OED says that goods are "put up to auction" but does not mention the intransitive "go to auction."

I'm familiar with "go to auction" being used to refer to a manuscript that is bid on by publishing houses for the right to publish. Google shows that real estate, heirlooms, buffalos and other things can go to auction as well.

Benjamin Barrett
Seattle, WA

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