- go into hock
- go into hockgo into debt. •
We will have to go into hock to buy a house.
•I go further into hock every time I use my credit card.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
go into hock
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hock — When I was a kid, we used the term hock in place of shoplifting. Sort of a quick dash into the store, grab something, and walk out. Very fast, not artful. After school we stopped by the 7 11 to hock some baseball cards … Dictionary of american slang
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