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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Lenders require co-signer on most private student loans The private student loan market is skyrocketing — and with it the number of family members and friends who are also on the hook for the debt as co-signers.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
Bronfman or any suitor able to top Skydance, would be on the hook for that fee if successful.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
With an average rights fee of $2.6 billion per year, the Mouse House is on the hook for some $28.6 billion.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2024
If the repair claim was ultimately denied, the FTC complaint noted, the consumer was on the hook for the cost of the diagnostic work.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
Bronfman or any suitor able to top Skydance, would be on the hook for that fee if successful.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
With an average rights fee of $2.6 billion per year, the Mouse House is on the hook for some $28.6 billion.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2024
If the repair claim was ultimately denied, the FTC complaint noted, the consumer was on the hook for the cost of the diagnostic work.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
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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 10 Sep. 2024.
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