on the hook

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介词短语
  1. Of an animal, slaughtered for food. literally
  2. In debt; obligated to pay or provide; liable; responsible or blamed. idiomatic,informal
    — For now, at least, Mr. Wedell, who is a vice president at the Robinson-Humphrey Company, a subsidiary of Shearson Lehman, is still on the hook for unsettled claims.
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