in hock
Example Sentences
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Last year, Burnham told the New Statesman magazine: "We've got to get beyond this thing of being in hock to the bond markets."
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
When the couple’s overly expensive apartment burns down and the insurance doesn’t come through, they are in hock for the mortgage and Elena must undergo a “forced donation” of 40 years at once.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Sure, Sang-hyeon, who runs a hand laundry, and cohort Dong-soo, who works at said church, could use the dough; times are tight and, on the front burner, Sang-hyeon is in hock to the local mob.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
Determined to make money, Aldo has a long history of failed entrepreneurial ventures, leaving him in hock to a host of aggrieved investors.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2015
Sheriff Bill White had 'em all in hock; had the two bags of gold dust and their guns.
From David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story by Harney, George S.
