hook, line and sinker

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[edit] Etymology

from all the parts of a fishing tackle that may be lost to a fish

[edit] Adverb

hook, line and sinker

  1. (idiomatic) Completely; (of belief or acceptance) naively or unquestioningly.
    I told him you were just a friend, and he fell for it hook, line and sinker.

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