hook, line and sinker

Significat (Anglès)

Completely; (of a belief or acceptance) naively or unquestioningly.

Conceptes

completament

cent per cent

Sinònims

comprehensively

head to toe

to the full

to the hilt

Traduccions

vollumfänglich

in vollem Umfang

εντελώς

πλήρως

affatto

compiutamente

in toto

pienamente

به تهواوی

به یهکجاری

compleet

totaliter

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌhʊk ˌlaɪn ən(d)ˈsɪŋkə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From all the parts of a fishing tackle that may be lost to a fish.
Appeared in 1838 as a metaphor from angling.