hook, line, and sinker

Completely and unquestioningly. The moment I met my wife, I fell for her hook, line, and sinker. I told them that I like this stupid school, and they fell for it hook, line, and sinker—I guess I'm a pretty good actress.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hook, line, and sinker.

Fig. totally. She fell for our story hook, line, and sinker. They believed every word hook, line, and sinker.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

hook, line, and sinker

Without reservation, completely, as in He swallowed our excuse hook, line, and sinker. This expression, first recorded in 1865, alludes to a fish swallowing not only the baited hook but the leaden sinker and the entire fishing line between them.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

hook, line, and sinker

You use hook, line, and sinker to mean that someone does something to a great degree. I was completely against nationalization. I resisted it hook, line and sinker and became quite unpopular in the process. He has a tendency to get drawn into things hook, line and sinker. Note: When fish are caught, they sometimes swallow part of the fishing line and the `sinker' or weight, as well as the hook.

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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

hook, line, and sinker

used to emphasize that someone has been completely tricked or deceived. informal

This phrase is a fishing metaphor: all three are items attached to a fishing rod and likely to be gulped down by a greedy fish. The phrase has been in use since the mid 19th century.

1996 Colin Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men Patricia wouldn't know what had hit her. She'd fall for me hook, line and sinker once I'd reminded her what we were all about.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

hook, line and ˈsinker

if you accept something hook, line and sinker, you accept it completely, either because you have been deceived or because you believe things too easily: Are you telling me that you swallowed his absurd lies hook, line and sinker?

All three words in this expression are items used for catching a fish.

hook, line, and sinker

mod. totally. They believed every word hook, line, and sinker.

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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

hook, line, and sinker

Informal

Without reservation; completely: swallowed the excuse hook, line, and sinker.

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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

hook, line, and sinker

Completely, totally, all of it. The expression is often phrased as to swallow [something] hook, line, and sinker, alluding to the gullibility of a fish that takes in bait so completely that it swallows the fishing hook, line, and sinker as well. The term originated in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. In the late 1980s Len Deighton used it in the titles of a series of three espionage novels involving complicated deceit, Spy Hook, Spy Line, and Spy Sinker. See also lock, stock, and barrel.

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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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hook, line and sinker
fall to (something)
fall between
fall between (two things)
fall on(to) (someone or something)
a hush fell over
hush fell over
fall down
fall flat on your face
fall (flat) on (one's)/its face

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释义	hook, line, and sinker hook, line, and sinker Completely and unquestioningly. The moment I met my wife, I fell for her hook, line, and sinker. I told them that I like this stupid school, and they fell for it hook, line, and sinker—I guess I'm a pretty good actress. See also: and, sinker Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. hook, line, and sinker. Fig. totally. She fell for our story hook, line, and sinker. They believed every word hook, line, and sinker. See also: and, sinker McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. hook, line, and sinker Without reservation, completely, as in He swallowed our excuse hook, line, and sinker. This expression, first recorded in 1865, alludes to a fish swallowing not only the baited hook but the leaden sinker and the entire fishing line between them. See also: and, sinker The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. hook, line, and sinker You use hook, line, and sinker to mean that someone does something to a great degree. I was completely against nationalization. I resisted it hook, line and sinker and became quite unpopular in the process. He has a tendency to get drawn into things hook, line and sinker. Note: When fish are caught, they sometimes swallow part of the fishing line and the `sinker' or weight, as well as the hook. See also: and, sinker Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. hook, line, and sinker used to emphasize that someone has been completely tricked or deceived. informal This phrase is a fishing metaphor: all three are items attached to a fishing rod and likely to be gulped down by a greedy fish. The phrase has been in use since the mid 19th century. 1996 Colin Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men Patricia wouldn't know what had hit her. She'd fall for me hook, line and sinker once I'd reminded her what we were all about. See also: and, sinker Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary hook, line and ˈsinker if you accept something hook, line and sinker, you accept it completely, either because you have been deceived or because you believe things too easily: Are you telling me that you swallowed his absurd lies hook, line and sinker? All three words in this expression are items used for catching a fish. See also: and, line, sinker Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary hook, line, and sinker mod. totally. They believed every word hook, line, and sinker. See also: and, sinker McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions hook, line, and sinker Informal Without reservation; completely: swallowed the excuse hook, line, and sinker. See also: and, sinker American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. hook, line, and sinker Completely, totally, all of it. The expression is often phrased as to swallow [something] hook, line, and sinker, alluding to the gullibility of a fish that takes in bait so completely that it swallows the fishing hook, line, and sinker as well. The term originated in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. In the late 1980s Len Deighton used it in the titles of a series of three espionage novels involving complicated deceit, Spy Hook, Spy Line, and Spy Sinker. See also lock, stock, and barrel. See also: and, sinker The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: hook, line and sinker fall to (something) fall between fall between (two things) fall on(to) (someone or something) a hush fell over hush fell over fall down fall flat on your face fall (flat) on (one's)/its face
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