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to take your hook

to take your hook

9.9
Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome
  • idiom
  • Archaic
: marcharse
  • If you're not wanted here, maybe you should just take your hook and go.

Examples

  • He decided to take his hook after the argument.

  • It's time to take your hook!

  • He decided to take your hook when the meeting got tense and unproductive.

  • I knew it was time to take your hook before the argument escalated further.

  • I realized it was best to take your hook when the conversation became uncomfortable.

  • She knew it was time to take your hook and leave the party before things got out of hand.

  • Feeling the tension rise, he chose to take your hook rather than stay in an awkward situation.

Synonyms

to get out
vsto take your hook
∞ 1.0

Leave a place or situation

is specifically an abrupt sudden departure rather than general leaving
to get out of here
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
∞ 3.0

Leave a place quickly or suddenly

is abrupt departure often stressing suddenness more than general leaving
to walk away
vsto take your hook
876 3.5

Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore

is abrupt and often sudden departure rather than a calm disengagement
to walk out
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
805 3.4

Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting

is abrupt departure but not always a protest action
outta here
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
570 9.9

To leave a place quickly, often suddenly

is an abrupt departure phrase that can be less casual
to take off
vsto take your hook
549 3.2

To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else

is abrupt departure with extra emphasis on suddenness or force
to run out
vsto take your hook
361 2.0

Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something

is abrupt departure that may not always be avoidance driven
to run off
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
353 3.7

To leave a place or person suddenly, often without saying goodbye

is abrupt departure focused on suddenness rather than secrecy or taking
to walk out of
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
288 3.1

To leave a meeting or event suddenly to show you disagree

is abrupt leaving that may not express protest or disapproval
to exit
vsto take your hook
234 1.0

To go out of a place or leave a situation

is abrupt and sudden departure rather than neutral exiting
to bail
vsto take your hook
  • UK
202 7.1

Leave suddenly to avoid a responsibility or task

is abrupt leaving especially emphasising departure rather than avoidance
to walk off
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
106 3.5

To leave a place suddenly to show you are angry or upset

is abrupt departure that can be neutral rather than emotional
to blow
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
59 8.4

To leave a place quickly or suddenly

is abrupt departure often with sharper or older informal tone
to up and leave
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
42 6.3

Go away suddenly without warning or explanation

is an abrupt leaving that especially emphasizes suddenness rather than secrecy
to take a hike
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
36 8.1

Tell someone to leave in a rude way

is an abrupt leaving that focuses on departure rather than insult
to skip town
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
32 8.1

Leave a place suddenly and secretly to avoid trouble or debt

is abrupt departure that may be sudden without illegal avoidance
to run out of town
vsto take your hook
19 6.6

Leave a place quickly because people are angry or you are in trouble

is abrupt departure but not always caused by public pressure
to hightail
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
18 8.3

To leave a place very quickly to escape danger or trouble

is sudden and abrupt but not always to escape danger
to get out of Dodge
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
18 9.2

Leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger

is an abrupt leaving but not always motivated by danger avoidance
to shove off
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
17 7.7

Leave a place quickly, often in a rude way

is abrupt leaving but not always dismissive or rude
to push off
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
17 6.8

Leave a place or start a journey

is more abrupt and can sound sharper than casual departure
to hightail it
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
17 8.4

To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger

is abrupt departure that may not always mean escape
to duck out
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
17 7.2

To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do

is an abrupt departure that is not necessarily secretive
to hop out
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
16 2.8

To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump

is more abrupt and possibly harsher than a light energetic exit
to storm off
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
14 4.5

Leave a place quickly because you are angry

is sudden and abrupt but not necessarily driven by anger
to hop off
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
13 3.1

Get off a bus or leave a call quickly

is a more abrupt and possibly harsher departure rather than light movement
to bolt out
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
7 4.9

Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared

is abrupt departure that can include reasons other than surprise
to bug-out
vsto take your hook
  • Slang
7 8.2

To leave a place quickly to escape danger

is abrupt leaving that may be sudden for many non-emergency reasons
to vamoose
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
7 8.8

To leave quickly to avoid trouble or questions

is abrupt leaving that may be sudden for varied reasons
to bolt from
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
7 5.8

To leave a place suddenly and unexpectedly

is abrupt departure similar in suddenness but not always flight
to pop off
vsto take your hook
  • UK
6 7.9

To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye

is an abrupt departure that may be slightly more forceful
to rush away
vsto take your hook
4 2.5

Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry

is an abrupt departure that can be sudden for many reasons
to blow town
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
4 9.8

To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble

is abrupt departure but not always about avoiding trouble
to fly the coop
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
4 7.9

To leave a place suddenly without permission

is abrupt leaving but not always implying escape from confinement
to dip out
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
2 9.1

To leave a place quietly or suddenly without telling others

is abrupt departure that can be more openly sudden rather than quiet
to blow this popsicle stand
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
2 9.9

To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there

is abrupt leaving that highlights suddenness rather than refusal to stay
to make a bolt
vsto take your hook
1 6.8

To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid

is an abrupt leaving that can be similar but less idiomatic
to cut his stick
vsto take your hook
  • UK
9.9

To leave a place quickly, often to avoid trouble

is abrupt leaving especially used for sudden exits from places
to go offski
vsto take your hook
  • Slang
9.9

To leave a place suddenly, usually to go somewhere else

is abrupt departure that may be less playful and more abrupt
to take to one's heels
vsto take your hook
  • Informal
6.1

Run away quickly to escape danger or trouble

is abrupt departure that may not always denote running away
to sling one's hook
vsto take your hook
  • Archaic
9.9

To leave quickly because people do not want you there

is abrupt leaving that stresses suddenness rather than being unwanted
skiddoo
vsto take your hook
  • Archaic
9.9

A sudden leaving to escape trouble

is abrupt leaving but not always implying escape

Antonyms

to stay
∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

to arrive
∞ 1.0

To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey

How Quickly

to bolt
78 2.3
to take off
549 3.2
to take your hook
  • Archaic
9.9
to leave
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

take your hook infinitive
taking your hook present participle
takes your hook third person singular
took your hook past
taken your hook past participle

Morphology

take + your + hook

The literal senses of 'take' (to remove) and 'hook' (a curved object) do not combine to yield 'leave suddenly'; 'hook' here is dialectal/idiomatic and is not transparently related to departing. Because the expression is colloquial/idiomatic and the core noun meaning is unclear or non-compositional, a B1 learner who knows the individual words would not reliably infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Take your hook may come from old travelling shows and fairs where performers hung a coat or bag on a hook. When the show was over they would literally take their hook and go, so the phrase now means 'to leave'.