Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—O

Off the Hooks

Indisposed and unable to work. A door or gate off the hooks is unhinged, and does not work properly. Also, dead.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Off with his Head! So much for Buckingham!
Off his Head
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