hook (h k)n. 1. a. A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else. b. A fishhook. 2. Something shaped like a hook, especially: a. A curved or barbed plant or animal part. b. A short angled or curved line on a letter. c. A sickle. 3. a. A sharp bend or curve, as in a river. b. A point or spit of land with a sharply curved end. 4. A means of catching or ensnaring; a trap. 5. Slang a. A means of attracting interest or attention; an enticement: a sales hook. b. Music A catchy motif or refrain: "sugary hard rock melodies [and] ear candy hooks" (Boston Globe). 6. Sports a. A short swinging blow in boxing delivered with a crooked arm. b. The course of a ball that curves in a direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player. c. A stroke that sends a ball on such a course. d. A ball propelled on such a course. e. In surfing, the lip of a breaking wave. 7. Baseball A curve ball. 8. Basketball A hook shot. v. hooked, hook·ing, hooks v.tr. 1. a. To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook. b. Informal To snare. c. Slang To steal; snatch. See Synonyms at steal. 2. To fasten by or as if by a hook. 3. To pierce or gore with or as if with a hook. 4. Slang a. To take strong hold of; captivate: a novel that hooked me on the very first page. b. To cause to become addicted. 5. To make (a rug) by looping yarn through canvas with a type of hook. 6. Sports a. To hit with a hook in boxing. b. To hit (a golf ball) in a hook. 7. Baseball To pitch (a ball) with a curve. 8. Basketball To shoot (a ball) in a hook shot. 9. Sports To impede the progress of (an opponent in ice hockey) by holding or restraining the player with one's stick, in violation of the rules. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To bend like a hook. 2. To fasten by means of a hook or a hook and eye. 3. Slang To work as a prostitute. hook up Idioms: 1. To assemble or wire (a mechanism). 2. To connect a mechanism and a source of power. 3. Slang a. To meet or associate: We agreed to hook up after class. He hooked up with the wrong crowd. b. To become romantically or sexually involved with someone. c. To marry or get married. by hook or by crook By whatever means possible, fair or unfair. get the hook Slang To be unceremoniously dismissed or terminated. hook, line, and sinker Informal Without reservation; completely: swallowed the excuse hook, line, and sinker. off the hook Informal Freed, as from blame or a vexatious obligation: let me off the hook with a mild reprimand. on (one's) own hook By one's own efforts. [Middle English hok, from Old English h  c; see keg- in Indo-European roots.] |
hook [hʊk]
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) a piece of material, usually metal, curved or bent and used to suspend, catch, hold, or pull something
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) short for fish-hook
3. a trap or snare
4. Chiefly US something that attracts or is intended to be an attraction
5. something resembling a hook in design or use
6. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science)
a. a sharp bend or angle in a geological formation, esp a river
b. a sharply curved spit of land
7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Boxing a short swinging blow delivered from the side with the elbow bent
8. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket a shot in which the ball is hit square on the leg side with the bat held horizontally
9. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Golf a shot that causes the ball to swerve sharply from right to left
10. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) Surfing the top of a breaking wave
11. (Team Sports / Hockey (Field & Ice)) Also called hookcheck Ice hockey the act of hooking an opposing player
12. (Music, other) Music a stroke added to the stem of a written or printed note to indicate time values shorter than a crotchet
13. (Music / Pop Music) a catchy musical phrase in a pop song
14. (Engineering / Tools) another name for a sickle
15. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a nautical word for anchor
by hook or (by) crook by any means
get the hook US and Canadian slang to be dismissed from employment
hook, line, and sinker Informal completely he fell for it hook, line, and sinker
off the hook
a. Slang out of danger; free from obligation or guilt
b. (of a telephone receiver) not on the support, so that incoming calls cannot be received
on one's own hook Slang chiefly US on one's own initiative
on the hook Slang
a. waiting
b. in a dangerous or difficult situation
sling one's hook Brit slang to leave
vb
1. (often foll by up) to fasten or be fastened with or as if with a hook or hooks
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) (tr) to catch (something, such as a fish) on a hook
3. to curve like or into the shape of a hook
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (tr) (of bulls, elks, etc.) to catch or gore with the horns
5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to make (a rug) by hooking yarn through a stiff fabric backing with a special instrument
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr; often foll by down) to cut (grass or herbage) with a sickle to hook down weeds
7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Boxing to hit (an opponent) with a hook
8. (Team Sports / Hockey (Field & Ice)) Ice hockey to impede (an opposing player) by catching hold of him with the stick
9. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Golf to play (a ball) with a hook
10. (Team Sports / Rugby) Rugby to obtain and pass (the ball) backwards from a scrum to a member of one's team, using the feet
11. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket to play (a ball) with a hook
12. (tr) Informal to trick
13. (tr) a slang word for steal
hook it Slang to run or go quickly away See also hook-up
[Old English hōc; related to Middle Dutch hōk, Old Norse haki]
hookless adj
hooklike adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hook - a catch for locking a door catch - a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window |
| 2. | hook - a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes uncus - (biology) any hook-shaped process or part | |
| 3. |  hook - anything that serves as an enticemententicement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce | |
| 4. | hook - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something anchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger - a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on grapnel, grapple, grappling hook, grappling iron, grappler - a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles pothook - an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire tenterhook - one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter | |
| 5. | hook - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something barb - a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove boat hook - pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats buttonhook - a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole crotchet - a small tool or hooklike implement cup hook - hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups fishhook - a sharp barbed hook for catching fish gaff - an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish gig - a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end meat hook - a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung skyhook - a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky | |
| 6. | hook - a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking" golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it | |
| 7. | hook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent biff, punch, lick, clout, poke, slug - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" roundhouse - a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing | |
| 8. |  hook - a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basketbasketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out" | |
| Verb | 1. | hook - fasten with a hook fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" hook up - connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system" unhook - take off a hook |
| 2. | hook - rip off; ask an unreasonable price | |
| 3. | hook - make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands crochet - create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread" loop, intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope" | |
| 4. | hook - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" | |
| 5. | hook - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" | |
| 6. | hook - make off with belongings of others steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" | |
| 7. | hook - hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | |
| 8. | hook - catch with a hook; "hook a fish" seize - hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish" grab, take hold of, catch - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" | |
| 9. | hook - to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) | |
| 10. | hook - secure with the foot; "hook the ball" play - shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night" | |
| 11. | hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" | |
| 12. |  hook - approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"offer - make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms" |
hook
noun
verb
3. catch, land, trap, entrap Whenever one of us hooked a fish, we moved on.
by hook or by crook by any means, somehow, somehow or other, someway, by fair means or foul They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
hook something or someone up connect (up), link (up), fix (up) technicians who hook up computer systems and networks
hook up with someone get together with, meet (up) with, join forces with, unite with He had just hooked up with Amelia.
hook, line, and sinker (Informal) completely, totally, entirely, thoroughly, wholly, utterly, through and through, lock, stock and barrel We fell for it hook, line, and sinker.
off the hook (Informal) let off, cleared, acquitted, vindicated, in the clear, exonerated, under no obligation, allowed to walk (slang, chiefly U.S.) Officials accused of bribery always seem to get off the hook.
Translations
hook [hʊk]
A. N
1. (gen) → gancho m; (for painting) → alcayata f; (= meat hook) → garfio m (Fishing) → anzuelo m
the jacket hung from a hook → la chaqueta estaba colgada de un gancho
he hung the painting on the hook → colgó el cuadro de la alcayata
by hook or by crook → por las buenas o por las malas, a como dé lugar (LAm)
hook, line and sinker he fell for it hook, line and sinker → se tragó el anzuelo
to get sb off the hook → sacar a algn de un apuro
to let sb off the hook → dejar escapar a algn
to sling one's hook (= leave) → largarse
the jacket hung from a hook → la chaqueta estaba colgada de un gancho
he hung the painting on the hook → colgó el cuadro de la alcayata
by hook or by crook → por las buenas o por las malas, a como dé lugar (LAm)
hook, line and sinker he fell for it hook, line and sinker → se tragó el anzuelo
to get sb off the hook → sacar a algn de un apuro
to let sb off the hook → dejar escapar a algn
to sling one's hook (= leave) → largarse
2. (Telec) to take the phone off the hook → descolgar el teléfono
to leave the phone off the hook → dejar el teléfono descolgado
the phone was ringing off the hook (esp US) → el teléfono echaba humo, el teléfono no paraba de sonar
to leave the phone off the hook → dejar el teléfono descolgado
the phone was ringing off the hook (esp US) → el teléfono echaba humo, el teléfono no paraba de sonar
7. hooks → manos fpl
B. VT
1. (= fasten) → enganchar (Fishing) → pescar
to hook sth to a rope → enganchar algo a una cuerda
to hook one's arms/feet around sth → envolver algo con los brazos/los pies
to hook a rope round a nail → atar una cuerda a un clavo
to hook sth to a rope → enganchar algo a una cuerda
to hook one's arms/feet around sth → envolver algo con los brazos/los pies
to hook a rope round a nail → atar una cuerda a un clavo
3. to hook it → largarse
C. VI
1. (= fasten) [dress] → abrocharse; (= connect) → engancharse
2. (US) → trabajar como prostituta, hacer la calle
hook on
A. VI + ADV → engancharse (to a)
B. VT + ADV → enganchar (to a)
hook up
A. VI + ADV
1. [dress] → abrocharse
2. (Rad, TV) → transmitir en cadena
hook [ˈhʊk]
n
(for hanging things) → crochet m
He hung the painting on the hook → Il a suspendu le tableau au crochet.
to get off the hook (= get out of trouble) → se tirer d'affaire
to let sb off the hook (= allow sb to escape from predicament) → laisser qn s'en tirer
by hook or by crook (= some way or other) → coûte que coûte
He hung the painting on the hook → Il a suspendu le tableau au crochet.
to get off the hook (= get out of trouble) → se tirer d'affaire
to let sb off the hook (= allow sb to escape from predicament) → laisser qn s'en tirer
by hook or by crook (= some way or other) → coûte que coûte
(for fishing) → hameçon m fish hook
hook
hook:
n
→ Haken m
(Boxing) → Haken m; (Golf) → Kurvball m (nach links)
(Geog) → (gekrümmte) Landzunge
(fig uses) he swallowed the story hook, line and sinker → er hat die Geschichte tatsächlich mit Stumpf und Stiel geschluckt (inf); he fell for it hook, line and sinker → er ging auf den Leim; he fell for her hook, line and sinker → er war ihr mit Haut und Haaren verfallen; by hook or by crook → auf Biegen und Brechen; to get somebody off the hook (inf) → jdn herausreißen (inf); (= out of trouble also) → jdn herauspauken (inf); it gets him off the hook every time → damit kommt er jedes Mal wieder davon; that lets me off the hook (inf) → damit bin ich aus dem Schneider (inf); to leave the phone off the hook → den Hörer neben das Telefon legen; (unintentionally) → nicht auflegen; the phone was ringing off the hook (US inf) → das Telefon klingelte pausenlos; to do something on one’s own hook (US inf) → etw auf eigene Faust machen; to get one’s hooks into somebody/something (pej inf) → jdn/etw in die Finger kriegen (inf)
vt
(= fasten with hook) he hooked the door back → er hakte die Tür fest; the old man hooks the rowing boats and pulls them in → der alte Mann zieht die Ruderboote mit einem Haken ans Ufer; to hook a trailer to a car → einen Anhänger an ein Auto hängen
to hook one’s arm/feet around something → seinen Arm/seine Füße um etw schlingen; the trapeze artist hooks his legs over the bar → der Trapezkünstler hängt sich mit den Beinen an der Stange ein
fish → an die Angel bekommen; (fig) husband, wife → sich (dat) → angeln; to be hooked → an der Angel hängen; the helicopter hooked him out of the water → der Hubschrauber zog or angelte (inf) → ihn aus dem Wasser
to be/get hooked on something (inf: = addicted, on drugs) → von etw abhängig sein/werden; on film, food, place etc → auf etw (acc) → stehen (inf); he’s hooked on the idea → er ist von der Idee besessen; he’s become hooked on power and money → er ist jetzt auf Macht und Geld versessen
(Rugby) → hakeln
(Sport) ball → einen Linksdrall geben (+dat)
vi (dress etc) → zugehakt werden
hook:
hook-up
n
(= connection) → Anschluss m
hookworm
hook [hʊk]
1. n (gen, also) (Boxing) → gancio (Fishing) → amo; (on dress) → gancetto
hooks and eyes → gancetti
to leave the phone off the hook → lasciare staccato il ricevitore
by hook or (by) crook → in un modo o nell'altro, di riffa o di raffa
to get sb off the hook → salvare qn
he fell for it hook, line and sinker (fig) → l'ha bevuta tutta
hooks and eyes → gancetti
to leave the phone off the hook → lasciare staccato il ricevitore
by hook or (by) crook → in un modo o nell'altro, di riffa o di raffa
to get sb off the hook → salvare qn
he fell for it hook, line and sinker (fig) → l'ha bevuta tutta
2. vt (fasten) → agganciare, attaccare (Fishing) → prendere all'amo
to hook one's arms/legs around sth → aggrapparsi a qc con le braccia/le gambe
she finally hooked him (fam) → è finalmente riuscita a incastrarlo
to be hooked on (fam) → essere fanatico/a di
he's hooked on heroin or cocaine (fam) → è un eroinomane or cocainomane
to hook one's arms/legs around sth → aggrapparsi a qc con le braccia/le gambe
she finally hooked him (fam) → è finalmente riuscita a incastrarlo
to be hooked on (fam) → essere fanatico/a di
he's hooked on heroin or cocaine (fam) → è un eroinomane or cocainomane
3. vi (fasten) → agganciarsi
hook on
1. vi + prep to hook on(to) → agganciarsi (a), attaccarsi (a)
2. vt + prep to hook on(to) → agganciare (a)
hook up vt + adv (dress) → agganciare (Radio, TV) → allacciare, collegare
n hook [huk]
1 a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc a fish-hook. hoek صِنّارة صَيْد кука háček krog; -krog der Angelhaken αγκίστρι anzuelo konks قلاب koukku hameçon חַכָּה अंकुश udica horog kail krókur, öngull amo つり針 (갈)고리 kabliukas āķis cangkuk vishaak krok haczyk anzol cârlig крючок hák trnek udica krok ตะขอ çengel, kanca 鉤 крючок, гачок قلابہ، کانٹا lưỡi câu 钩
2 a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes. haak, hakie كُلاّب، مِشْبَك кука věšáček, háček knage; hægte der Haken γάντζος gancho konks, nagi جالباسی koukku, hakanen crochet, agrafe וָו खुंटी kvaka, kucica; kukica i ušica, muška i ženska kopca (hooks and eyes) kampó gantungan krókur, snagi gancio かけかぎ 걸이, 호크 kablys, kabliukas āķis cangkuk haak knagg, krok hak, haczyk gancho cârlig, copcă крючок háčik kavelj; zapenec vešalica krok, hängare, hake ตะขอ kanca 掛鉤 гачок کپڑے وغیرہ لٹکانے کا قلابہ cái móc; cái mắc 挂钩
3 in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent a left hook. haakhou لَكْمَه къс удар със свит лакът hák hook der Haken πλάγιο χτύπημα (στην πάλη) gancho haak ضربه koukku crochet מַכַּת וָו घूंसा kroše horog(ütés) pukulan hook sveifluhögg gancio フック (권투) 훅 trumpas šoninis smūgis (boksā) āķis tumbukan sauk hoek hook sierpowy soco croşeu хук hák ločnik kroše krok[] ตะขอ kroşe 肘彎擊 боковий удар зігнутою рукою مکے بازی میں ایک قسم کا گھونسا cú đấm móc 肘弯击
v
1 to catch (a fish etc) with a hook He hooked a large salmon. haak يَصْطاد السَّمَك хващам chytat na háček få på krogen; fange angeln πιάνω με αγκίστρι pescar õngitsema با قلاب گرفتن pyydystää prendre לַדוּג בְּחַכָּה काटे से पकड़ना loviti udicom kifog mengail krækja, húkka prendere (all'amo) 釣る (낚싯바늘로) 낚다 pagauti noķert (uz āķa zivi) mengail vangen få på kroken, fange złapać na wędkę fisgar a prinde ловить на крючок chytať na háčik uloviti na trnek upecati na udicu fånga, kroka, få på kroken เกี่ยว oltayla yakalamak/tutmak 用釣釣(魚) піймати на гачок کانٹے سے مچھلی پکڑنا bắt (cái gì) bằng móc 用钓钩钓（鱼）
2 to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back? aanhaak يُثَبِّت закачам (се) zaháknout (se); zapnout hægte; hænge (fest-, zu)haken στηρίζω, θηλυκώνω, κουμπώνω enganchar kinni haakima با قلاب بستن kiinnittää accrocher לִרכוֹס गेंद मारने की एक विधि zakvaciti, prcvrstit felakaszt mengaitkan krækja í, festa saman agganciare かぎで留める 채우다; 후크로 채워지다 prikabinti, susegti aizāķēt; saāķēt mencangkukkan vasthaken, aanhaken, aan elkaar haken hekte, henge (på/opp) zahaczyć, zaczepiać enganchar a (se) prinde; a încheia зацеплять; застёгивать(ся) zahákovať; zapnúť na háčik obesiti na kavelj, zapeti zakačiti kroka fast, häkta ihop, knäppa เกี่ยว kopçasını takmak, çengellemek 鉤緊 причіпляти; застібати قلابے سے جڑ دینا mắc, móc vào 钩紧
3 in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed). haakhou/hothou slaan يَضْرِب الطابة في الغولف نحو الشِمال كثيرا удрям (топката) косо/наляво odpálený stranou skrue den Ball mit einem Hook spielen χτυπώ σε λάθος κατεύθυνση (στο γκολφ) golpe con efecto a la izquierda huuki lööma زياد به طرف چپ زدن lyödä hukki coup tiré מַכַּת מַגָל गेंद मारने की एक विधि do kraja, na mjesto messze elüt memukul draga, krækja, húkka tiro a uncino フックさせる (사용하는 팔과 반대방향으로) 커브가 되도록 치다 atmušti (kamuoliuką) į kairę/dešinę pukulan lengkung misslag in golfspel gi ballen skru (til høyre eller venstre) podbić piłkę w lewo desvio a lovi cu efect закрутить (удар) odpáliť loptičku stranou poslati kroglo daleč v levo udariti loptu isuviše levo u golfu slå en hook, hooka ไม้กอล์ฟ eğri vurmak (球)擊偏 нанести удар збоку گولف میں گیند کو ہھف سے دائیں جانب پہنچانا móc quả bóng 使（球）向左弯
adj hooked
1 curved like a hook a hooked nose. haakvormig مَعْقوف крив zahnutý kroget Haken-... γαμψός ganchudo konks-, kongus خميده koukku- crochu נִשרִי अंकुशाकार kukast, svinut görbe melengkung boginn adunco かぎ状の 갈고리 모양의 kumpas, lenktas āķveida-; līks bengkok hoekig bøyd, krum, kroket haczykowaty adunco coroiat крючковатый zahnutý kljukast kukast krokig, krökt ซึ่งเหมือนตะขอ kıvrık, eğri 鉤狀的 кривий, гачкуватий قلابے کی طرح مڑا ہوا có hình móc câu 钩状的
2 (withon) slang for very interested in, or showing a great liking for; addicted to He's hooked on modern art; He's hooked on marijuana. mal wees oor مُتَعَلِّق ، مُهتَم جدا في пристрастен posedlý vild med; hooked på wild sein auf παθιασμένος, εθισμένος (λαϊκ.) colgado (millestki) sisse võetud مردۀ چیزی lumoissa, koukkuun jäänyt accroché מָכוּר ל- अंकुश वाला (biti) zaluden, obožavatelj necega rabja vminek, odavan vmiért keranjingan með dellu, með (e-ð) á heilanum, háður e-u fanatico; drogato ～にふけった 중독의, 열중한 pamišęs dėl, įjunkęs ķerts (uz kaut ko) ketagih hangen aan, verslaafd zijn aan iets of iemand hekta på, vill etter mieć bzika na punkcie viciado obsedat de; dependent de помешанный на; пристрастившийся к posadnutý zasvojen navučen vara tänd på (tokig i), vara slav under ซึ่งติดยา düşkün, tiryaki 入了迷的 помішаний на чому کسی چیز کی لت لگنا đam mê 入了迷的
by hook or by crook
by some means or another; in any way possible I'll get her to marry me, by hook or by crook. buig of bars بأيَّة وسيلَه، مَهْما كَلَّف الأمْر по един или друг начин za každou cenu på den ene eller anden måde so oder so με οποιοδήποτε μέσο cueste lo que cueste õigusega või valskusega به هر طریقی keinolla millä hyvänsä coûte que coûte בְּכל הַדרָכִים וְהָאֶמצָעִים किसी तरह से na neki nacin, milom ili silom mindenáron dengan suatu cara með öllum tiltækum ráðum (con le buone o con le cattive) なんとしてでも 어떻게 하든지간에 bet kokiomis priemonėmis lai lūst vai plīst apa jua cara sekalipun verslaafd aan iets of iemand på den ene eller den andre måten za wszelką cenę custe o que custar indiferent cum всеми правдами и неправдами za každú cenu zlepa ali zgrda na ovaj ili onaj način på ett eller annat sätt ทุกวิถีทาง şöyle ya da böyle, ne yapıp edip 不擇手段地 усіма правдами й неправдами کسی بھی حالت میں حاصل کرنا bằng đủ mọi cách 不择手段地
off the hook
free from some difficulty or problem If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it – I don't see how we can get him off the hook now. uit die verknorsing kom يُحَرِّرُ من المُشكِلَه او من الإهتياج излизам от затруднение z bryndy (få) af krogen; slippe af med aus Schwierigkeiten heraus... ξεμπλέκω, ξελασπώνω libre de problemas pigist välja خلاص؛ آسوده kiikistä tiré d'affaire לְהִשתַחרֵר riješen problema kimászik vmiből terlepas dari kesulitan losa úr klípu (fuori dai guai) 窮地を脱して 곤경［의무］에서 벗어나 laisvas [] no ķezas membebaskan diri daripada masalah uit de problemen, uit de puree (helpen) (redde) ut av en knipe wolny od kłopotu livre de problemas din necaz избавленный от неприятностей z kaše iz godlje osloboditi ur knipan kurtulma, ferahlama 擺脫困境 позбавлений від неприємностей کسی مشکل سے نجات دلانا hết gặp trở ngại 摆脱困境
hook → عقيفة hák krog Haken γάντζος gancho koukku crochet kuka gancio フック 갈고리 haak krok hak gancho крюк krok ตะขอ kanca cái móc 钩子
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