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)
die by (something)

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go off my rocker
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go off their dots
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go off their rockers
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go off your dot
go off your rocker
go off-kilter
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go on (and on) about
go on (and on) about (something)
go on (doing something)
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go on a couple errands
go on a couple of errands
go on a diet
go on a fishing expedition
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go on a power trip
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go on a tangent
go on a wild goose chase
go on a wild-goose chase
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