| 释义 |
on the hook forNorth American informal (In a financial context) responsible for: he’s on the hook for about $9.5 million...- But it goes even further, because the financial institutions are only on the hook for reported thefts.
- The answer will determine whether his insurers are on the hook for $3.5 billion for one event, or $7 billion for two.
- And the school board is on the hook for more than $740,000 while the state investigates ‘serious allegations’ about a misallocation of money.
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