Alternative forms
Etymology
From all the parts of a fishing tackle that may be lost to a fish. Appeared in 1838 as a metaphor for angling.[1]
Adverb
hook, line and sinker
- (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
Translations
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(idiomatic) completely
- Icelandic: (fall for something hook, line and sinker) trúa einhverju eins og nýju neti (is), (fall for something hook, line and sinker) kokgleypa eitthvað (is), (fall for the story, hook, line and sinker) gleypa söguna hráa (is), (swallow hook, line and sinker) gína við einhverju (is)
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- Norwegian Bokmål: med søkke og snøre (nb)
- Russian: со всеми потрохами (ru) (so vsémi potroxámi) (with all the innards)
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See also
References
- ^ “hook, line and sinker” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
