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Phrase(s): hook something down
1. Lit. to attach something and hold it down with a hook. • Please hook the lid down so it doesn’t fall off. • Please hook down the lid. 2. Sl. to toss something down to someone. • Hook another can of beer down to me, will you? • Hook down another can of beer. 3. Sl. to eat something quickly; to gobble something up. • Wally hooked the first hamburger down and ordered another. • He hooked down two more burgers in a few minutes.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs