hook, line and sinker
adverb
: without hesitation or reservation : completely
fell for the story hook, line and sinker
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But others obviously buy into it, hook, line and sinker.
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
And in the last election, over 70 million people bought it hook, line and sinker.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Fortunately for the temple priests, Berenice and Ptolemy swallowed this bull hook, line and sinker.
—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
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
And in the last election, over 70 million people bought it hook, line and sinker.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Fortunately for the temple priests, Berenice and Ptolemy swallowed this bull hook, line and sinker.
—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
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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 17 Sep. 2025.
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