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 Miami City Commission is expected to take a final vote Thursday on the sale of the Olympia Theater, finalizing a deal that would deed the historic venue to a public charter school that would be on the hook for millions of dollars in repairs.
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Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
There’s little margin for error, and the difference between walking away from this season with a few extra hundred million in sales revenue and being on the hook for a whole lot of compensatory units is a matter of a couple of percentage points.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
More borrowers could also be on the hook for state taxes.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Note that this was a distribution deal for Bleecker Street, which is only on the hook for P&A.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
There’s little margin for error, and the difference between walking away from this season with a few extra hundred million in sales revenue and being on the hook for a whole lot of compensatory units is a matter of a couple of percentage points.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
More borrowers could also be on the hook for state taxes.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Note that this was a distribution deal for Bleecker Street, which is only on the hook for P&A.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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