Fall for you hook line and sinker In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "fall for you hook line and sinker", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-03-16 02:03

Meaning of Fall for you hook line and sinker (redirected from fall for (someone or something) hook, line and sinker )

Fall for (someone or something) hook, line and sinker verb phrase

To have strong feelings of love for someone or a strong interest in something that makes you unable to think in a sensible way

When I first saw that car,  I fell for it hook, line, and sinker.

He falls for Lisa hook, line, and sinker.

To have an unquestioning belief in something untrue that someone tells you 

I told them that I had lost my purse, and they fell for it hook, line, and sinker and gave me money.

Grammar and Usage of Fall for (someone or something) hook, line and sinker

Verb Forms

  • falls for (someone or something) hook, line and sinker
  • fell for (someone or something) hook, line and sinker
  • has/have fallen for (someone or something) hook, line and sinker

The verb "fall" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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