hook line and sinker
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the angling terminology, where a fish that swallows bait 'hook, line, and sinker' is well and truly caught.
مثال
- He fell for her lies hook, line, and sinker.
- I believed his story hook, line, and sinker.
- She bought his excuse hook, line, and sinker.
ترکیبهای رایج
Fall for hook, line, and sinker Believe hook, line, and sinker Buy hook, line, and sinker Accept hook, line, and sinker
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- in every detail “he believed her story hook, line, and sinker”