Until we either curb our appetite for imports or become a lot better at exporting, the more we trade the deeper we go into hock
»Few believe that any legal action can yield the billions that the company needs to get out of hock.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
go into/get out of hock — ► to get into or get out of debt: » Until we either curb our appetite for imports or become a lot better at exporting, the more we trade the deeper we go into hock »Few believe that any legal action can yield the billions that the company needs… … Financial and business terms
hock — [hɒk ǁ hɑːk] noun informal FINANCE 1. in hock in debt: • The newspaper is now in hock to a group of business tycoons. • The Egyptian economy was effectively in hock. 2. go into hock to go into debt … Financial and business terms
Hock — Hock, n. 1. The state of having been pawned; usually preceded by in; as, all her jewelry is in hock. [PJC] 2. The state of being in debt; as, it took him two years to get out of hock. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hock — 1. tv. to pawn something. □ I tried to hock my watch to get some money. □ I’ve got nothing left to hock. 2. n. the state of having been pawned. (Usually with in.) □ My watch is already in hock … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hock — I v (1) Being pawned. (2) Debt. Hardy Spender went into hock to buy that new car of his. 1860s II v To pawn. Billy hocked his guitar to get his watch out of hock. 1900s … Historical dictionary of American slang
go into hock — go into/get out of hock ► to get into or get out of debt: » Until we either curb our appetite for imports or become a lot better at exporting, the more we trade the deeper we go into hock »Few believe that any legal action can yield the billions… … Financial and business terms
rescue — [n] saving from danger deliverance, delivery, disembarrassment, disentanglement, emancipation, exploit, extrication, feat, heroics, heroism, liberation, performance, ransom, reclaiming, reclamation, recovering, recovery, redemption, release,… … New thesaurus
save — [v1] rescue bail out, come to rescue, defend, deliver, emancipate, extricate, free, get off the hook*, get out of hock*, give a break, liberate, pull out of fire*, ransom, recover, redeem, salvage, save one’s neck*, set free, spring, unchain,… … New thesaurus
spare — [adj1] extra, reserve additional, backup, de trop, emergency, free, in excess, in reserve, in store, lagniappe, leftover, more than enough*, odd, option, over, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, unoccupied, unused, unwanted;… … New thesaurus
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