in hock

1. In debt. I picked a smaller, more affordable school so I didn't have to be deep in hock with student loans for years after I graduated.

2. Having been pawned. I really needed cash, so my guitars are in hock, unfortunately.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in hock

in debt. After buying the luxury car, Bob was in hock for years.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

in hock

1 having been pawned. 2 in debt.

Hock here comes from the Dutch word hok meaning ‘hutch’ or ‘prison’. Originally mid 19th-century US slang, this sense of hock is now found only in this phrase or, occasionally, in out of hock .

2 1998 Spectator Our conservatoires are still in hock to the Germano-Austrian symphonic tradition.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

in hock

mod. pawned. My watch is already in hock.

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

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hock
be in hock
go into hock
head over heels in debt
luggie
hock a loogie
hock a luggie
old school tie
the old school tie
hock shop

词组	in hock
释义	in hock in hock 1. In debt. I picked a smaller, more affordable school so I didn't have to be deep in hock with student loans for years after I graduated. 2. Having been pawned. I really needed cash, so my guitars are in hock, unfortunately. See also: hock Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in hock in debt. After buying the luxury car, Bob was in hock for years. See also: hock McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. in hock 1 having been pawned. 2 in debt. Hock here comes from the Dutch word hok meaning ‘hutch’ or ‘prison’. Originally mid 19th-century US slang, this sense of hock is now found only in this phrase or, occasionally, in out of hock . 2 1998 Spectator Our conservatoires are still in hock to the Germano-Austrian symphonic tradition. See also: hock Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary in hock mod. pawned. My watch is already in hock. See also: hock McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: hock be in hock go into hock head over heels in debt luggie hock a loogie hock a luggie old school tie the old school tie hock shop
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