hook, line, and sinker

hook, line, and sinker
COMPLETELY, totally, utterly, entirely, wholly, absolutely, through and through, one hundred per cent, lock, stock, and barrel.
hook

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hook, line, and sinker phrase
believing something completely, usually something that is not true

I told her we’d bought a yacht and she fell for it hook line and sinker.

Thesaurus: completely and thoroughlysynonym
Main entry: hook

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used to emphasize that someone has been completely deceived or tricked

he fell hook, line, and sinker for this year's April Fool joke

Origin:
with allusion to the taking of bait by a fish

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hook, line, and sinker — see hook, 1
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Main Entry:line

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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