took one's hook
took one's hook is the simple past of take one's hook.
Meaning of take one's hook
Verb
take one's hook (third-person singular simple present takes one's hook, present participle taking one's hook, simple past took one's hook, past participle taken one's hook)
- To depart in a hurry; to clear out.
- I'll have none of you fellows dangiing about here; my daughter is off to Cairo, so is the old woman, and I guess that she was hitched to Elisha Kent yesterday! Now take your hook.1893, Parker Gillmore, Leaves from a Sportsman's Diary, page 131
- Synonyms:
- hook it, sling one's hook
Questions about took one's hook
- What is took one's hook the simple past of?
- Took one's hook is the simple past of take one's hook.
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