HOOK, LINE AND SINKER

Meaning of HOOK, LINE AND SINKER in English

without question or doubt, completely She fell in love with her new boyfriend hook, line and sinker.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — adverb Etymology: from analogy with a well-hooked fish Date: 1838 without hesitation or reservation ; completely
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — adverb : without hesitation or reservation : completely
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — Etymology: from analogy with a well-hooked fish Date: 1838 : without hesitation or reservation : completely fell for the story …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — Function: adverb Etymology: from analogy with a well-hooked fish Date: 1838 : without hesitation or reservation : COMPLETELY <fell for …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER — entirely: he fell ~ for the joke. → hook
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — [hook, line and sinker] adv [fr. analogy with a well-hooked fish] (1838): without hesitation or reservation: completely "fell for the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — completely : What I said was not true, but he fell for it (= believed it) hook, line and sinker.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER — see sinker
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER — see sinker
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without question or doubt; completely. * /Johnny was so easily fooled that he fell for Joe's story, …
Slang English vocab
HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER — See ↑ BELIEVE 2
Longman Activator English vocab
HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER — COMPLETELY, totally, utterly, entirely, wholly, absolutely, through and through, one hundred per cent, {lock, stock, and barrel}. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without question or doubt; completely. * /Johnny was so easily fooled that he fell for Joe's story, …
Словарь английских идиом
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — completely, fully, without hesitation (See also fall for that ) Martina believes my story - hook, line and sinker! She …
English Idioms vocabulary
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — adv. phr. , informal Without question or doubt; completely. Johnny was so easily fooled that he fell for Joe's story, …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HOOK LINE AND SINKER — целиком
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — полностью, во всех деталях He fell for the story hook, line and sinker.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
HOOK LINE AND SINKER — adv infml She fell for it hook, line and sinker — Она клюнула на это дело только так They believed every word …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HOOK LINE AND SINKER — adv infml She fell for it hook, line and sinker — Она клюнула на это дело только так They believed …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HOOK LINE AND SINKER — hook line and sinker adv infml She fell for it hook, line and sinker Она клюнула на это дело только …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HOOK LINE AND SINKER — She fell for it hook, line and sinker — Она клюнула на это дело только так They believed every word …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — полностью, во всех деталях
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — полностью, во всех деталях He fell for the story hook, line and sinker.
English Russian slang dictionary
HOOK LINE AND SINKER — целиком
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SINKER — noun Date: 1632 one that sinks, doughnut , a fastball that sinks as it reaches the plate
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LINE — I. ˈlīn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līn — more at linen 1. a. archaic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOOK — I. ˈhu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hok, hook, from Old English hōc; akin to Old Frisian hōk …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SINKER — ˈsiŋkə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: sink (I) + -er 1. : one that sinks: as a. (1) : one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SINKER — (n.) In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between …
Английский словарь Webster
SINKER — (n.) A weight on something, as on a fish line, to sink it.
Английский словарь Webster
LINE — line 1 — linable, lineable , adj. — lineless , adj. — linelike , adj. /luyn/ , n. , v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOOK — hook 1 — hookless , adj. — hooklike , adj. /hook/ , n. 1. a curved or angular piece of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOOK — I. ˈhu̇k noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōc; akin to Middle Dutch hoec fishhook, corner, Lithuanian kengė hook …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SINKER — noun Date: 1632 1. : one that sinks ; specifically : a weight for sinking a fishing line, seine, or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SINKER — noun one who, or that which, sinks. 2. sinker ·noun a weight on something, as on a fish line, to …
Webster English vocab
LINE
Webster English vocab
HOOK — noun a snare; a trap. 2. hook ·noun ·see eccentric, and v-hook. 3. hook ·vt to steal. 4. hook ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SINKER — [sink.er] n (1708) 1: one that sinks; specif: a weight for sinking a fishing line, seine, or sounding line 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOOK — [hook] n [ME, fr. OE hoc; akin to MD hoec fishhook, corner, Lith kenge hook] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SINKER — sinker BrE AmE ˈsɪŋk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ sinker|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LINE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOK — / hʊk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a curved piece of metal, plastic or wire for hanging …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SINKER — sink ‧ er /ˈsɪŋkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE ⇨ hook, line, and sinker at ↑ hook 1 (9)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINE — I. line 1 S1 W1 /laɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Partly from Old French ligne , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOOK — I. hook 1 S3 /hʊk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hoc ] 1 . HANGING …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINE — n. & v. --n. 1 a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOOK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a piece of metal or other material bent back at an angle or with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LINE — n. & v. n. 1 a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOOK — n. & v. n. 1 a a piece of metal or other material bent back at an angle or with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LINE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use …
Oxford English vocab
HOOK — n. & v. --n. 1. a a piece of metal or other material bent back at an angle or with …
Oxford English vocab
SINKER — You can use hook, line, and sinker to emphasize that someone is tricked or forced into a situation completely. We …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINE — ( lines, lining, lined) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A line …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOK — ( hooks, hooking, hooked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A hook …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SINKER — PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES hook, line, and sinker ▪ The media bought Stuart's story hook , line, and sinker. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LINE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boundary line ▪ There was some disagreement about the exact position of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOOK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coat hook (= for hanging a coat on a wall ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SINKER — [noun] [C]A sinker is a weight fixed to a fishing net or line to keep it under the water.
Cambridge English vocab
SINKER — See: HOOK, LINE AND SINKER.
Slang English vocab
LINE — INDEX: 1. a line on paper 2. a line of colour 3. a line on the ground or on the …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOOK — n. 1 hanger, peg, holder; fastener, catch, clasp, clip, pin Hang your hat on that hook I'm using a safety …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SINKER — See: HOOK, LINE AND SINKER.
Словарь английских идиом
SINKER — (*) In naval mine warfare, a heavy weight to which a buoyant mine is moored. The sinker generally houses the …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms

English Idioms vocab

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