go off the hooks

obsolete To perish or die. If the Duke should go off the hooks before his will is revised, the estate would pass to his eldest son instead of me. And who, pray tell, will provide for you once I've gone off the hooks?

off the hooks

dead. British informal

See also: hook, off

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off the hooks
drop off the hooks
perish
perish from
perish from (something)
pass in your ally
die off
perish in
perish in (something)
pop off the hooks

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go nuts
go off
go off (one's) chump
go off (one's) dot
go off (one's) head
go off (one's) rocker
go off at a tangent
go off at half-cock
go off at half-cock/half-cocked, to
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go off like a frog in a sock
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go off the rails
go off the reservation
go off to one side
go off to the side
go off topic
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go off without a hitch
go off, I guess
go off-book
go off-kilter
go on
go on (and on) about (something)
go on (doing something)
go on (one's) merry way
go on (some kind of) spree
go on a binge
go on a diet
go on a killing spree
go on a losing streak
go on a lucky streak
go on a rampage
go on a shooting spree
go on a shopping spree
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go on a wild goose chase
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go off on one
go off on somebody
go off on someone
go off on something
go off on them
go off on us
go off on you
go off one's chump
go off one's chump/head/rocker, to
go off one's head
go off one's rocker
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go off our chumps
go off our dot
go off our dots
go off our head
go off our heads
go off our rocker
go off our rockers
go off rocker
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go off the beaten track
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go off the deep end
go off the deep end
go off the deep end
go off the deep end
go off the deep end
go off the handle
go off the hooks
go off the rails
go off the reservation
go off their chump
go off their chumps
go off their dot
go off their dots
go off their head
go off their heads
go off their rocker
go off their rockers
go off to one side
go off to one side (with someone)
go off to the side
go off to the side (with someone)
go off topic
go off with (one's) tail between (one's) legs
go off with her tail between her legs
go off with his tail between his legs
go off with my tail between my legs
go off with one's tail between one's legs
go off with our tails between our legs
go off with somebody's tail between somebody's legs
go off with someone's tail between someone's legs
go off with tail between legs
go off with their tails between their legs
go off with your tail between your legs
go off without a hitch
go off your chump
go off your dot
go off your head
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