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Phrase(s): out of hock
1. Lit. [of something] bought back from a pawn shop. • When I get my watch out of hock, I will always be on time. 2. Fig. out of debt; having one’s debts paid. • When I pay off my credit cards, I’ll be out of hock for the first time in years.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs