in hock

短语

在典当中, 在坐牢, 负债

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Having been pawned.

    Her necklace is in hock in order to cover some family expenses.

  2. 2.

    Indebted.

    比喻 引申义

词源

From Dutch hok (“hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse”).

来源：wiktionary