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Radman
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Dear Grumpy, it's just a sentecse and I have to know the meaning of ON THE HOOK, because I have to write an exmaple as a sentece,It's not a part of a context,So I cannot explain more:-(
Any help?
Any help?
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It's a poor sentence to test the meaning of the phrase, which isn't an idiom that I have heard. It could mean that they were caught at that time or in that place. However, context is always essential for understanding meaning.
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"On the hook" means that you are responsible for something.
He had been paying her the interest on the loan, but he's still on the hook for the $10,000 of the original loan.
He had been paying her the interest on the loan, but he's still on the hook for the $10,000 of the original loan.
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