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.
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But a reporter then questioned whether that means Chicago should be on the hook for 87% of regional public transit funding.
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Because tariffs are paid by the companies that import the products, Woldenberg's business — not China — is on the hook for paying for Mr. Trump's high import duties.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
The city is on the hook for $183 million to improve streets at stations for three Metro projects under Measure M. That money could go to the transportation agency or directly to Metro, but Rubio-Cornjeo warned that the loss of transportation agency staff would pose challenges to the projects.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Parents would still be on the hook for the rest of the costs over the next two decades.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Because tariffs are paid by the companies that import the products, Woldenberg's business — not China — is on the hook for paying for Mr. Trump's high import duties.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
The city is on the hook for $183 million to improve streets at stations for three Metro projects under Measure M. That money could go to the transportation agency or directly to Metro, but Rubio-Cornjeo warned that the loss of transportation agency staff would pose challenges to the projects.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Parents would still be on the hook for the rest of the costs over the next two decades.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“On the hook for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20hook%20for. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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