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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Taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars in new settlements in coming months.
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Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Being on the hook for $22 million to a 33-year-old Caldwell-Pope could come back to bite.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 June 2024
Under the formula devised by the NCAA board of governors, the Big East will be on the hook for as much as $70 million in restitution payments over the next decade—a seemingly excessive penalty given that only one of its member schools, UConn, fields an FBS football program.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2024
Damages can be tripled following a judgment over violations of antitrust law, meaning the NFL could be on the hook for nearly $15 billion.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
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Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Being on the hook for $22 million to a 33-year-old Caldwell-Pope could come back to bite.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 June 2024
Under the formula devised by the NCAA board of governors, the Big East will be on the hook for as much as $70 million in restitution payments over the next decade—a seemingly excessive penalty given that only one of its member schools, UConn, fields an FBS football program.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2024
Damages can be tripled following a judgment over violations of antitrust law, meaning the NFL could be on the hook for nearly $15 billion.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 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 7 Jul. 2024.
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