Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

to hook up (something)
- connect or fit something together
After we moved into our new apartment we had to hook up the phone.
a hook-up
- a connection
The new hook-up for the computer is not working very well.
hooked on (something)
- addicted to a drug or someting similar, enthusiastic about something
The man has been hooked on drugs since he was a teenager.
a hop, skip and a jump
- a short distance
The hospital was a hop, skip, and a jump from our new apartment.
hop to it
- get started, start a job
We must hop to it and try to finish this job before dinner.
to hope against hope
- to continue to hope when things look very bad
The rescue team hoped against hope that the lost hikers would be found alive.
(to be) hopeless at (doing something)
- incapable of doing something well
My sister is hopeless at mathematics.
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