| 释义 |
get (or give someone) the hookNorth American informal Be dismissed (or dismiss someone) from a job: he got the hook, reportedly due to differences with his co-star...- The crowd loved it, but the soundman gave us the hook after only 15 minutes.
- She was the cause of all my boyfriends giving me the hook because after they saw her, they could never be fully in love with me.
- The PM, all the while insisting the minister hadn't done anything wrong, gave him the hook.
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