"off the hooks" meaning in English

See off the hooks in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} off the hooks, {{en-prep phrase}} off the hooks
  1. (colloquial) Unhinged; disturbed; disordered. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-off_the_hooks-en-prep_phrase--Lv2b1Ig
  2. (colloquial, archaic) Superseded. Tags: archaic, colloquial Related terms: off the hook
    Sense id: en-off_the_hooks-en-prep_phrase-40QS23fm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 0
  3. (colloquial, archaic) Dead. Tags: archaic, colloquial
    Sense id: en-off_the_hooks-en-prep_phrase-PI0LdVGm

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