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in hock
in hock - Can be traced to the card game faro, in which the last card in the box was called the hocketty card; when a player bet on a card that ended up in hock, he was at a disadvantage and was himself in hock and at risk of losing his bets.See also related terms for losing.Translationsin hock
in hock1. In debt. I picked a smaller, more affordable school so I didn't have to be deep in hock with student loans for years after I graduated.2. Having been pawned. I really needed cash, so my guitars are in hock, unfortunately.See also: hockin hockin debt. After buying the luxury car, Bob was in hock for years.See also: hockin hock 1 having been pawned. 2 in debt. Hock here comes from the Dutch word hok meaning ‘hutch’ or ‘prison’. Originally mid 19th-century US slang, this sense of hock is now found only in this phrase or, occasionally, in out of hock . 2 1998 Spectator Our conservatoires are still in hock to the Germano-Austrian symphonic tradition. See also: hockin hock mod. pawned. My watch is already in hock. See also: hock |