hooked on

idiom

: addicted to (a drug)

He got hooked on drugs at an early age.

: very interested and enthusiastic about (something)

He's hooked on skiing.

She got hooked on the show after watching one episode.

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Viewers who like their horror films with a dose of social commentary a la Jordan Peele’s Get Out will be hooked on this twisty young adult story. —

Jordan Kopy, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Sure, but just wait until you’re hooked on the unlikely story unfolding in a seemingly magical apartment. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024 In the flashbacks, Merritt seems hooked on Tag, so was Benji just obsessed with her? —

Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 But the school cases may carry bigger potential monetary damages because each district seeks to recoup institutional costs from the negative repercussions of having hundreds of individual students hooked on social media. —

Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hooked on