swallow hook, line, and sinker

swallow something hook, line, and sinker

Fig. to believe something completely. (These terms refer to fishing and fooling a fish into being caught.) 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Luciano	loo-CHAH-no (Italian), loo-THYAH-no (Spanish), loo-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
EmİR	-	Turkish
Brooks	BRUWKS	English
Emil	E-mil (Swedish), E-meel (German, Polish), e-MEEL (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian,
Narelle	-	English (Australian)
Hephaestus	hi-FES-təs (English), hi-FEES-təs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)