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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For example, as part of its agreement with OpenAI, Nvidia has reportedly discussed guaranteeing loans the startup would use to build its own data centers—a move that could leave the chipmaker on the hook for billions in debt if OpenAI can’t repay.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Each existing tomb will be available to buy for 4,000 euros ($4,600), with the winners also on the hook for restoration costs.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
And while the Center for Transforming Lives has budget reserves, Klocek said federal rent assistance money that her organization uses to house clients has dried up, leaving the organization on the hook for $47,000 a month, which is eating into its funds.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
This paralysis on waste has put taxpayers on the hook for billions — even those who never got a kilowatt of power from nuclear.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Each existing tomb will be available to buy for 4,000 euros ($4,600), with the winners also on the hook for restoration costs.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
And while the Center for Transforming Lives has budget reserves, Klocek said federal rent assistance money that her organization uses to house clients has dried up, leaving the organization on the hook for $47,000 a month, which is eating into its funds.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
This paralysis on waste has put taxpayers on the hook for billions — even those who never got a kilowatt of power from nuclear.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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