His troubles were crushingly prosaic: He was in hock — up to his ears. From Wordnik.com. [Specific Gravity] Reference
In some places, the upper, meatier part of the hock is called the chamorro. From Wordnik.com. [A Guide to Mexican Butcher Shops Part II: Pork and Lamb] Reference
Being in hock to bad ideas means something different in Europe than in the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Department of Exaggeration] Reference
What part of we are bankrupt, broke and in hock to China don't they understand. From Wordnik.com. [Potential 2012 candidates knock Obama on missile defense] Reference
WHO is unlikely to be in hock to the nuclear industry – quite the opposite, in fact. From Wordnik.com. [Why does the BBC give this prominence?] Reference
Health care should be a no brainer and instead we are all in hock to the insurance companies. From Wordnik.com. [Democrats accuse GOP of stalling reform] Reference
France may be the worst example of an unreformable economy, completely in hock to its public sector. From Wordnik.com. [Statists all hang together] Reference
I'll be in hock to the printer ink company but at least certain things will be available even by candlelight. From Wordnik.com. [Jean's Knitting] Reference
The French well know that their political elite was in hock to Saddam, as it has been to TotalFinaElf (and v-v). From Wordnik.com. [A sad bunch « BuzzMachine] Reference
Not surprisingly, Japanese banks are more deeply and embarrassingly in hock to the Reichmann Myth than any other national group. From Wordnik.com. [Unravelling the Myth] Reference
You think some lowly "superior" court judge is going to put his career in hock by taking on the entire established political structure??. From Wordnik.com. [Ouch! Google Me THIS, Joker!] Reference
Vote Labour, do you seriously think Brown isn’t in hock to the left of the labour Constituency. From Wordnik.com. [Forget Ealing , The Future is Bright] Reference
Went in hock for a band and Joan Jett. From Wordnik.com. [Dribbling on: More "dr-" limericks from Style Invitational Week 882] Reference
A whitetail's tarsal or "hock" gland is the real thing, and it can be especially effective for that reason. From Wordnik.com. [Collect Tarsal Glands to Attract Whitetail Bucks] Reference
I am surprised that TPM would kind of hock credibility to spin stories when their whole franchise depends on independent credibility. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary County Chair Who Sent Obama Muslim Smear Email Is Identified] Reference
USATODAY. com - Baseball's future in hock. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Baseball's future in hock] Reference
Again, that's thanks to the pork hock which isn't so amenable to being halved, but is so smoky, flavorful, and utterly worth it. From Wordnik.com. [Damn Hell Ass Kings] Reference
"hock" is evidence of her determination to keep her credit absolutely above reproach. From Wordnik.com. [The War After the War] Reference
A very large tendon is attached to the summit of the hock. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Other tendons cross and become attached to the hock bones. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Worse was when you'd straddle my chest and hock a loogie into my face. From Wordnik.com. [Torture, Brother] Reference
Having our kids in hock to the eyeballs to foreigners who financed our war?. From Wordnik.com. [Neither A Borrower Nor...] Reference
It's a cynical device to re-elect the president and put the country in hock. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Fiction And The Tax Cut] Reference
(Soundbite of music) Mr. CLINTON: (Singing) Soul is a ham hock in your cornflakes. From Wordnik.com. ['What Is Soul?' New Faces Have Answers] Reference
Why are we glad that students and parents find it so easy to get further into hock?. From Wordnik.com. [College Needn’t Bankrupt You] Reference
The Conservatives will move quickly to frame him as Red Ed, in hock to the union barons. From Wordnik.com. [Labour leadership ballot closes with Miliband brothers neck and neck] Reference
The seat of the operation is a little below the hock and on the external face of the cannon. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Enough to get my flat screen out of hock and get a nice bracelet for Judy and an X-box for her kid. From Wordnik.com. [ON THE GUY BEAT] Reference
If you, or a student of your acquaintance, are in that situation, here are some steps to keep you out of hock. From Wordnik.com. [Managing student loans in a shaky economy] Reference
Vendors hock their wares at exorbitant prices in this southern Punjab city of Misufigar (ph) near the swollen Indus River. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan Warns Of More Floods As Heavy Rains Fall] Reference
If you do the math, that translates into approximately 12 million Americans who are in hock to credit-card companies for this reason alone. From Wordnik.com. [Americans look forward to a happy, but less plentiful, holiday season] Reference
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