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 short-staffed department has ended up spending millions on overtime — and potentially putting it on the hook for costlier future payouts.
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Homeowners in Florida are on the hook for the most expensive premiums in the nation, and at least 1 in 5 of them have decided to forgo coverage altogether.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
That bill was shelved in the waning days of the last legislative session in favor of an agreement with Google in the amount of $180 million over the span of five years, with California taxpayers on the hook for $70 million of that.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
Once a house has gone through foreclosure, is a former homeowner still on the hook for property taxes?
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Homeowners in Florida are on the hook for the most expensive premiums in the nation, and at least 1 in 5 of them have decided to forgo coverage altogether.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
That bill was shelved in the waning days of the last legislative session in favor of an agreement with Google in the amount of $180 million over the span of five years, with California taxpayers on the hook for $70 million of that.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
Once a house has gone through foreclosure, is a former homeowner still on the hook for property taxes?
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 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 29 Jan. 2025.
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