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hook,_line_and_sinker
hook, line and sinker
English
Alternative forms
- rod, line and sinker
Adverb
- (idiomatic) Completely; (of belief or acceptance) naively or unquestioningly.
- I told him you were just a friend, and he fell for it hook, line and sinker.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:completely
Translations
(idiomatic) completely
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See also
- Icelandic: gína við
References
- ↑ “hook, line and sinker” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).