Bad habits · Health

be hooked on

be addicted to

If you are hooked on something, you feel unable to stop using or doing it.

B2 common mostly spoken

be hooked on

This vs that

I feel unable to stop

I'm hooked on online games.

I like them but can stop easily

I enjoy online games.

Hear it in real life

Why are you watching another episode?

I'm hooked on this series.

Play the conversation

I got hooked on energy drinks at university and found them hard to give up.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I'm hooked ~~with~~ online games.

Say: I'm hooked on online games.

Use the preposition 'on' after 'hooked'.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be hooked on something; be hooked on doing something

More for talking about bad habits.

be tempted to ___

I was tempted to have another cigarette.

have a craving for ___

I had a craving for chocolate after dinner.

Health · Bad habits: the words around “be hooked on”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I'm hooked on it.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

be hooked on

be addicted to

“I got hooked on energy drinks at university and found them hard to give up.”

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