hook, line, and sinker
Example Sentences
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These rulings have adopted Scalia’s historical account hook, line, and sinker.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2025
I am a believer that you should not take the sentiment data hook, line, and sinker because we know that what a consumer says and what they do can sometimes be different things.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Big bass have big eyes, and they see every hook, line and sinker.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2022
The German military intelligence, the Abwehr, fell for it hook, line and sinker, and a copy of Martin's letters for the plans of a Greek invasion landed on Adolf Hitler's desk.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2022
The new prisoners nodded, buying it hook, line, and sinker.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
