hook, line and sinker
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hook, line and sinker
- /ˌhʊk ˌlaɪn n̩ ˈsɪŋkə/ UK
- /ˌhʊk ˌlaɪn n̩ ˈsɪŋkəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪŋkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From hook + line (“fishing line”) + and + sinker (“weight used in fishing to cause the line to sink”), referring to all the parts of a fishing tackle that a fish might pull away from an angler.
adverb
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Completely, totally.
It was reported by some of the state delegates who passed through Genesee that there was some doubt about [Luther] Bradish's accepting. He must accept. Should he decline, and old Gid[eon] Lee be nominated, we are gone, hook, line, and sinker.
Similar: lock, stock and barrel, rod, line and sinker, absolutely, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, stone-cold, blind, altogether, stark, cold, at large
- Of accepting a belief, statement, etc.: naively, unquestioningly. I told him you were just a friend, and he fell for it hook, line and sinker.
Translations
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adv completely, totally — see also completely, totally
| Español | como pescadito, con moño y todo, de cabo a rabo, de pe a pa, de principio a fin |
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| Deutsch | ganz und gar, mit Haut und Haaren |
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