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HOOKED

addicted
HOOKED
1. When he started smoking, Keith didn’t believe that the nicotine in cigarettes was addictive, but now he is hooked on it.
2. I love reading detective stories, and I read at least two every week. I’m hooked on them.

The expression can refer to a physical addiction (opt.1) or it can have the sense of being very enthusiastic about something (opt.2).


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