hook, line and sinker
adverb
: without hesitation or reservation : completely
fell for the story hook, line and sinker
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Fortunately for the temple priests, Berenice and Ptolemy swallowed this bull hook, line and sinker.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
The Nazis took the bait, hook, line and sinker, and skedaddled to Sardinia, smoothing the way for the Allies to take Sicily, a major turning point in World War II.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The Nazis took the bait, hook, line and sinker, and skedaddled to Sardinia, smoothing the way for the Allies to take Sicily and marking a major turning point in World War II.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
With 1,800 feet of shoreline, one’s nearest neighbors are the striped bass and speckled trout awaiting hook, line and sinker off the pier at the tip of the estate.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
This has led Republicans to warn the nominees against falling hook, line and sinker for the barbs.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025
And Tony Jackett, married, with six kids, nonetheless went for her, hook, line and sinker.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 6 July 2024
Despite this, the natural beauty of the Maldives was a complete hook, line and sinker.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Logan falls for it, hook, line and sinker.
—Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
The Nazis took the bait, hook, line and sinker, and skedaddled to Sardinia, smoothing the way for the Allies to take Sicily, a major turning point in World War II.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The Nazis took the bait, hook, line and sinker, and skedaddled to Sardinia, smoothing the way for the Allies to take Sicily and marking a major turning point in World War II.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
With 1,800 feet of shoreline, one’s nearest neighbors are the striped bass and speckled trout awaiting hook, line and sinker off the pier at the tip of the estate.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
This has led Republicans to warn the nominees against falling hook, line and sinker for the barbs.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025
And Tony Jackett, married, with six kids, nonetheless went for her, hook, line and sinker.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 6 July 2024
Despite this, the natural beauty of the Maldives was a complete hook, line and sinker.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Logan falls for it, hook, line and sinker.
—Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021
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“Hook, line and sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hook%2C%20line%20and%20sinker. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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