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On the hook

prep_phrase, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    caught in a difficult or dangerous situation wordnet
Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    Of an animal, slaughtered for food. literally
  2. 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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