Timeline for Less colloquial version of "Hook in"
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| Aug 30, 2012 at 22:31 | comment | added | Kel196 | Haha I could make the whole paragraph fishing related with "gutting" "phishing" "netting" "catch" and so forth! | |
| Aug 30, 2012 at 22:23 | comment | added | StoneyB on hiatus | Yah, I thought of adding a clause about "landing" the prospect or "reeling him in" being a necessary third step, but didn't want to crack the wind of the poor phrase! | |
| Aug 30, 2012 at 22:06 | vote | accept | Kel196 | ||
| Aug 30, 2012 at 22:06 | comment | added | Kel196 | Hi StoneyB, after a day of thought, I do think your rewrite solution is best. "Hook" has connotations of being strung in and stuck to a certain degree but with a chance of escape! | |
| Aug 29, 2012 at 23:39 | history | answered | StoneyB on hiatus | CC BY-SA 3.0 |