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on the hook for

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Definition of on the hook for

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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hook play

  1. : a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling

  2. : something intended to attract and ensnare

  3. : anchor

  1. : to form into a hook : crook

  2. : to seize or make fast by or as if by a hook

  3. : to connect by or as if by a hook

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