hook, line, and sinker

Example Sentences

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All four guards snapped to attention at my words and took off at a full sprint toward my house, yelling commands into their communicators as they took my story hook, line, and sinker.

From Literature

These rulings have adopted Scalia’s historical account hook, line, and sinker.

From Slate

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

So when I’m with somebody that’s really invested and committed to runes or tarot, I am hook, line and sinker in.

From Los Angeles Times

"And they fell for it hook, line and sinker."

From BBC