take one's hook en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, intransitive, slang) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taking one's hook | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes one's hook | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taken one's hook | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took one's hook | Tense=Past | lexicographic |