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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The city also could have been on the hook for legal fees — its own and the opponents’ — totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, maybe millions, if the appeal failed.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Cole agreed to play out the final four years of the contract without adding an additional year last November, leaving New York on the hook for the final $144 million of Cole's contract through the 2028 season.
—Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The Biden administration's broad student loan forgiveness plan was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2023, leaving those borrowers still on the hook for their full balances.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The Panthers will be on the hook for 74% of Jones’ average salary of $9.5 million over the next five years; the Hawks retained the other 26%.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Cole agreed to play out the final four years of the contract without adding an additional year last November, leaving New York on the hook for the final $144 million of Cole's contract through the 2028 season.
—Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The Biden administration's broad student loan forgiveness plan was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2023, leaving those borrowers still on the hook for their full balances.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The Panthers will be on the hook for 74% of Jones’ average salary of $9.5 million over the next five years; the Hawks retained the other 26%.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2025.
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