on the hook for
idiom
US, informal
: owing money for (something) : responsible for (something)
He's still on the hook for the cost of the repairs.
Examples of on the hook for in a Sentence
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Are state funding decisions hurting CMS? Rodriguez-McDowell said the county is on the hook for so much funding for supplemental teacher pay because the state is short-changing the county.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
Sacramento County officials say the county is now on the hook for $8.9 million spent under the program, which cost a total of $50.9 million in the county.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
Schools in the Big Ten, Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference could be on the hook for about $30 million per year, which would include about $20 million annually directed to their athletes.
—Ralph D. Russo, Fortune, 4 May 2024
The New York Yankees are on the hook for the remainder of the $19 million owed Hicks this season and next.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The developer is on the hook for the payments for condos that are completed but unsold.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
But various setbacks followed, leaving the men on the hook for $126,705 in Universal legal fees.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Many agents plan to stipulate that if a home seller does not agree to pay their commission, their buyer is on the hook for that money.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
The new rule prohibits most listings from saying how much buyers’ agents are paid, removing the assumption that sellers are on the hook for paying both agents.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
Sacramento County officials say the county is now on the hook for $8.9 million spent under the program, which cost a total of $50.9 million in the county.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
Schools in the Big Ten, Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference could be on the hook for about $30 million per year, which would include about $20 million annually directed to their athletes.
—Ralph D. Russo, Fortune, 4 May 2024
The New York Yankees are on the hook for the remainder of the $19 million owed Hicks this season and next.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The developer is on the hook for the payments for condos that are completed but unsold.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
But various setbacks followed, leaving the men on the hook for $126,705 in Universal legal fees.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Many agents plan to stipulate that if a home seller does not agree to pay their commission, their buyer is on the hook for that money.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
The new rule prohibits most listings from saying how much buyers’ agents are paid, removing the assumption that sellers are on the hook for paying both agents.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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