HOOK, LINE AND SINKER

Meaning of HOOK, LINE AND SINKER in English

Function: adverb

Etymology: from analogy with a well-hooked fish

Date: 1838

: without hesitation or reservation : COMPLETELY <fell for the story hook, line and sinker >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 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 — 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 — without question or doubt, completely She fell in love with her new boyfriend hook, line and sinker.
English Idioms vocab
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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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