swallow hook, line, and sinker Idiom, Proverb
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Idiom(s): swallow sth, hook, line, and sinkerTheme: BELIEF - GULLIBILITY
to believe something completely. (Slang. These terms refer to fishing and fooling a fish into being caught. Fixed order.)
• I made up a story about why I was so late. The boss swallowed it, hook, line, and sinker.
• I feel like a fool. I swallowed it, hook, line, and sinker.
Hook, line, and sinker
If somebody accepts or believes something hook, line, and sinker, they accept it completely.hook, line and sinker|hook|line|sinker
adv. phr., informal Without question or doubt; completely. Johnny was so easily fooled that he fell for Joe's story, hook, line and sinker. Mary was such a romantic girl that she swallowed the story Alice told her about her date, hook, line and sinker. Bobby trusted Jim so he was taken in by his hard-luck story hook, line and sinker.sinker
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swallow (something) hook, line, and sinker
To accept absolutely and unquestioningly that article is true, abnormally that which is deceitful, misleading, or untrue. I told them that I like this brainless school, and they swallowed it hook, line, and sinker—I assumption I'm a appealing acceptable actress. I can't accept they swallowed his brainless adventure hook, line, and sinker.Learn more: and, sinker, swallowswallow something hook, line, and sinker
Fig. to accept article completely. (These agreement accredit to fishing and bluffing a angle into actuality caught.) I fabricated up a adventure about why I was so late. The bang-up swallowed it hook, line, and sinker. I feel like a fool. I swallowed her lies hook, line, and sinker.Learn more: and, sinker, swallow
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