How to Pronounce "get your hooks in"
expression
ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhʊks/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn
GET yor HOOKS in
ɡˈɛt/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈʊks/ /ˈɪn
get YAW hooks IN
Definition
To gain control over someone or something, often by making them reliant on you or influencing them strongly. It can also mean becoming involved in something so that it's difficult to leave.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhʊks/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn
British English
ɡˈɛt/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈʊks/ /ˈɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GET yor HOOKS in
UK
get YAW hooks IN
Listen in Context
She really got her hooks in him, and now he does everything she says.
It’s hard to leave a job once you get your hooks in.
Don’t let them get their hooks in you.
As soon as she got her hooks in him, he stopped hanging out with his friends.