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swallow hook, line and sinkerstresses
gen. полностью поверить в какую-либо ложь (Перен. идиома: ‘What is a good deal more disturbing is that U.S. and international media outlets consistently swallowed the opposition's unlikely claims of certain victory hook, line, and sinker.' lexico.com Evgeny Shamlidi); поддаться на уловку (Hook, line and sinker are all fishing equipment. The object of the angler is to persuade the fish to swallow the bait or artificial lure which contains the hook. Similarly, a person may be persuaded to believe (or swallow) an artificial story. // Тж. swallow a gudgeon (A gudgeon is a small fish used for bait.) 4uzhoj); Проглотить наживку целиком (Перен. идиома: ‘What is a good deal more disturbing is that U.S. and international media outlets consistently swallowed the opposition's unlikely claims of certain victory hook, line, and sinker.' lexico.com Evgeny Shamlidi); попасться на удочку (Перен. идиома: ‘What is a good deal more disturbing is that U.S. and international media outlets consistently swallowed the opposition's unlikely claims of certain victory hook, line, and sinker.' lexico.com Evgeny Shamlidi)
swallow somthing hook, line and sinker
amer. воспринять всё как есть (an idiomatic expression related to a fishing tackle)
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