hook, line and sinker

hook, line and sinker
   цeликoм, пoлнocтью; вcё вмecтe взятoe [букв. кpючoк, лeca и гpузилo]
    You, my dear Charles, whether you realise it or not, have gone straight, hook, line and sinker, into the very worst set in the university (E. Waugh). Fell for her hook, line and sinker. Never done such a thing before. Old fool, that's what I was (J. le Carre). I did not realise till you swallowed Horst's flattery, hook, line and sinker, that you needed an anchor more than I (D. Cusack)

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  • Hook, Line and Sinker — may refer to:* Hook, Line and Sinker (1930 film), a slapstick comedy starring Wheeler Woolsey * Hook, Line Sinker (1969 film), a comedy starring Jerry Lewis * Hook, Line and Sinker, characters in Marvel s Transformers comics * Hook, Line and… …   Wikipedia

  • hook, line, and sinker — If somebody accepts or believes something hook, line, and sinker, they accept it completely …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hook, line, and sinker — ► hook, line, and sinker entirely. Main Entry: ↑hook …   English terms dictionary

  • hook, line and sinker — adverb : without hesitation or reservation : completely * * * hook, line and sinker Complete or completely • • • Main Entry: ↑hook * * * hook, line and sinker informal : without hesitation or doubt : ↑completely He gave them some ridiculous… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hook, line, and sinker — completely. The public isn t swallowing the administration s policies hook, line, and sinker. They made up such a good story that we fell for it hook, line, and sinker. Usage notes: often used in the forms fall for something hook, line, and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hook, line, and sinker — COMPLETELY, totally, utterly, entirely, wholly, absolutely, through and through, one hundred per cent, lock, stock, and barrel. → hook * * * hook, line, and sinker phrase believing something completely, usually something that is not true I told… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hook, line and sinker — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without question or doubt; completely. * /Johnny was so easily fooled that he fell for Joe s story, hook, line and sinker./ * /Mary was such a romantic girl that she swallowed the story Alice told her about her date, hook …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hook, line and sinker — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without question or doubt; completely. * /Johnny was so easily fooled that he fell for Joe s story, hook, line and sinker./ * /Mary was such a romantic girl that she swallowed the story Alice told her about her date, hook …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hook,\ line\ and\ sinker — adv. phr. informal Without question or doubt; completely. Johnny was so easily fooled that he fell for Joe s story, hook, line and sinker. Mary was such a romantic girl that she swallowed the story Alice told her about her date, hook, line and… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hook, line, and sinker — mod. totally. □ She fell for it hook, line, and sinker. □ They believed every word hook, line, and sinker …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • hook, line, and sinker — entirely: he fell hook, line, and sinker for the joke. → hook …   English new terms dictionary


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