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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Even if there are disruptions in the Department of Education if Trump carries out executive orders to dissolve portions of it, experts say borrowers will still be on the hook for their federal student loans.
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Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
If Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen rules in favor of the Mountain West and ends the legal challenge, the Pac-12 will be on the hook for $55 million and, perhaps, have no choice but to pursue Texas State.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Autonomous Research, a financial services analytics firm, estimates that the FAIR Plan could be on the hook for up to $8 billion in losses from the fires.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Course of trade in the oil industry often leaves the public on the hook for nonproductive well cleanup costs, including capping.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
If Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen rules in favor of the Mountain West and ends the legal challenge, the Pac-12 will be on the hook for $55 million and, perhaps, have no choice but to pursue Texas State.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Autonomous Research, a financial services analytics firm, estimates that the FAIR Plan could be on the hook for up to $8 billion in losses from the fires.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Course of trade in the oil industry often leaves the public on the hook for nonproductive well cleanup costs, including capping.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 7 Jan. 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 9 Feb. 2025.
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