It means that David Cameron, whatever he says, whatever his bravura rhetoric might imply, is going to be in hock to Nigel Farage and the right wing of the Conservative party.
What a pity that Cameron, who gives the impression that he has one, is in hock to this man.
If you can't find any, however (and you can use a decent hock or a similar medium white instead), then a dry riesling, sauvignon blanc or unoaked chardonnay will also work; the difference is fairly subtle (I'd rather invest in a good riesling to drink with it).
Although Sinn Féin is disconnected from real power in the Republic, it remains an influential force in the north, running ministries from education to transport but still ultimately in financial hock to the British Treasury.
He said Cameron was in hock to his backbenchers and was not acting in the national interest.
The old administration was in hock up to its eyeballs.
I am told he did this because he is concerned that Vice-President Al Gore is in hock to the American unions, and that under a Gore presidency traditional US tendencies towards protectionism might resurface.
They also hope that within the coalition, the Lib Dems will be seen as more compassionate than the Tories and as less in hock to powerful interests, from trade unions to bankers, than either big party.
So students tend to fill their final year with classes on curious or obscure topics.Over the past decade, however, fees have soared, requiring students to borrow ever-greater sums: the average 2013 graduate will be $140,000 in hock, by one estimate.
The Democrats, reluctant to seem in hock to big business, have largely banished corporate sponsors.
