Lærer'n
Synest du hadde funnet en bra kilde. Du må bare lese den rett.
Dersom du ser midt på betyr det å lure noen:
"IDIOM: swallow something, take something hook, line and sinker
fishing
MEANING 1: The fish took part of the line, the sinker (weights) and the hook in his mouth.
SENTENCE 1: The golden trout took the fly hook, line and sinker. (This practically never happens.)
MEANING 2: to believe someone completely
SENTENCE 2: He told me he loved me and I believed him, hook, line and sinker."
Det som står nederst handler bare om å fiske (aka FISHING idiom)
"IDIOM:give someone a line
fishing, canoeing, boating
MEANING 1: to give a fish a line in order to catch it; to give someone a line/rope in order to pull them in.
SENTENCE 1: I hope to catch a nice German Brown with this line, hook, bait, and sinker.. Throw out a line to that boat, so they can dock at the pier.
MEANING 2: to tell someone something favorable so they become interested in you; usually the person watnts a date
SENTENCE 2: That line you gave Amy, that you had never been in love before you met her, is not true.
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Mange ulike ordbøker omtaler HLS, bl.a.
"hook, line, and sinker
Without reservation, completely, as in He swallowed our excuse hook, line, and sinker. This expression, first recorded in 1865, alludes to a fish swallowing not only the baited hook but the leaden sinker and the entire fishing line between them.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. "
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