Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
in-hock-to
idiom
/ɪn hɒk tuː/
Definition
In debt or financially obligated to someone or something.
Examples
- After losing his job, he found himself in-hock to several creditors.
- She was in-hock to her parents for the funds needed to buy a new car.
Meaning
To be in hock means to be borrowing money or to owe financial obligations, often implying a lack of control over one’s own financial situation.
Synonyms
- indebted
- in debt
- obligated
