in hock

Prepositional phrase

broadly figuratively

Having been pawned. / (figuratively, by extension, transitive with to) Indebted.

Japanese Meaning

質に入れている、質にかけられている / 借金を抱えている、負債がある

What is this buttons?

After a string of bad months, Mark found his late father's pocket watch in hock at the local pawnshop.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

数か月の不運のあと、マークは亡くなった父の懐中時計が地元の質屋に質入れされているのを見つけた。

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Sense（1）

Having been pawned.

Her necklace is in hock in order to cover some family expenses.

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Sense（2）

(figuratively, by extension, transitive with to) Indebted.

The wind doesn’t stop blowing because an autocrat has a tantrum; harnessing the solar radiation that bathes our world doesn’t leave us in hock to the House of Saud.

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