I made up a story about why I was so late. The boss swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
•I feel like a fool. I swallowed her lies hook, line, and sinker.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hook, line, and sinker — completely. The public isn t swallowing the administration s policies hook, line, and sinker. They made up such a good story that we fell for it hook, line, and sinker. Usage notes: often used in the forms fall for something hook, line, and… … New idioms dictionary
swallow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. ingest, gulp, devour, consume; absorb, engulf, assimilate, envelop; retract; bear, endure, submit to; believe, accept. See food, credulity, receiving. II (Roget s IV) n. Swallows include: bank,… … English dictionary for students
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