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Idioms: honest-to-goodness -- hook, line and sinker

Idiom	Meaning	Example
honest-to-goodness	genuine, real, the real McCoy	It's not a fake! It's an honest-to-goodness Van Gogh painting!
honestly	truthfully, in fact, upon my word	Honestly, I don't understand you. I really don't.
honesty is the best policy	telling the truth is the best plan, honesty pays off	Above the teacher's desk is this sign: Honesty is the best policy.
honey	dear, darling, sweetie pie	Honey, where are the tomatoes? Do we have any tomatoes?
honky	white person, Caucasian	Then this honky gave us a ride. Some whites are nice, eh.
hoo-haw [B]	penis, dork, prick	"Yes, I've seen a hoo-haw," she said. "I have three brothers."
hooch	liquor, booze, homebrew, screech	Arne brought a bottle of hooch to the dance.
hood	teenage boy involved in crime, hoodlum	Ron looks like a hood, but he's a good boy - and a good student.
hook up with	join, travel together	In Calgary, I hooked up with a guy from Montreal.
hook, line and sinker	completely, fully, without hesitation, fall for that	Martina believes my story - hook, line and sinker! She believes everything I tell her.