And sinker
Buy and and sinker are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Buy" instead a verb phrase "And sinker".
Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Both terms in one sentence
- The mobsters buy it hook, line, and sinker, despite never seeing him call, speak of, or show around photos of his alleged girlfriend.
Source: Girlfriend in Canada - In The Thrilling Adventure Hour episode "Book, Line, and Sinker", Captain Laserbeam foe the Diebrarian concocts a plan to buy remaindered books and force them on schools so that children will have more books than they'll ever need.
-
When asked if that was true, James awkwardly smiles, clenches his teeth and says that yes, she is his fiance and they are "very much in love." The sailors buy it hook, line, and sinker and even have a nostalgic moment for "young love" as the James and Sarah shuffle away hand in hand.
Cite this Source
Buy and And sinker. (2017). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/and_sinker/buy
And sinker & Buy. N.p., 2017. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/and_sinker/buy>.
Buy or And sinker. 2017. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/and_sinker/buy.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "and sinker" and "buy" have occurred on timeline