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hook, line and sinker

Definitions

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  • adverb idiomatic Completely; (of belief or acceptance) naively or unquestioningly.

Etymologies

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From all the parts of a fishing tackle that may be lost to a fish. Appeared in 1838 as a metaphor for angling.

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Words with the same meaning

  1. completely

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Cross-references

  1. gína við

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