on the hook | Idiomator

Meaning: (literally)Of ananimal,slaughteredforfood.Antonym:on the hoof; (informal,idiomatic)In debt;obligatedto pay or provide;liable;responsibleorblamed.Antonym:off the hook1991October 27, Barbara Presley Noble, “Making a Difference: Lloyd's 'Indentured Servant'”, inNew York Times, retrieved15 June 2011:For now, at least, Mr. Wedell, who is a vice president at the Robinson-Humphrey Company, a subsidiary of Shearson Lehman, is stillon the hookfor unsettled claims.2008September 29, “Washington to Wall Street: Drop Dead”, inNewsweek, retrieved15 June 2011:Yes, incumbents of both parties—especially those incumbents facing tough re-election campaigns—don't want to beon the hookfor this vote.2010April 15, Joseph R. Szczesny, “GM's Pension: A Ticking Time Bomb for Taxpayers?”, inTime:Could taxpayers really beon the hookfor UAW pensions? Yes.

Examples:

EN: But now... with Legrand on the hook, I'll be on easy street.
ES: Pero ahora... Con Legrand creo que voy a estar más relajado.
EN: Cut out that stunting and get busy on the hook-on!
ES: Basta de acrobacias!
EN: I take the beef liver and put it on the hook and chuck it out there.
ES: Pongo el hígado en el anzuelo y lo lanzo.
EN: Put that back on the hook and get out of here.
ES: Cuelga eso de inmediato y salgamos.
EN: You'll wiggle on the hook and find that nobody gives a hang.
ES: Te debatirás en el anzuelo y descubrirás que a nadie le importa.
EN: The second he put a piece of bait on the hook, you snapped at it.
ES: Solo tuvo que colocar el cebo y tú picaste al momento.
EN: Well, as I get it McMasters is on the hook because he broke the antitrust laws.
ES: Por lo que entiendo McMasters está en problemas por infringir la ley.
ES: Por lo que entiendo McMasters está en problemas por infringir la ley.
EN: You know what she did to get me on the hook?
ES: ¿Sabes qué hizo para engancharme?
EN: Nice going, Jug, you got him on the hook.
ES: Buen trabajo, Jug, le tienes contra las cuerdas.
EN: May I put the worm on the hook?
ES: ¿Puedo lanzar el anzuelo?
EN: Only, the way it is now, I'm on the hook for you, see?
ES: Sólo debe saber una cosa, yo me encargo de usted.
EN: - Putting a worm on the hook.
ES: - Poner un gusano en el anzuelo.
EN: She must get the fish on the hook.
ES: Tiene que enganchar el pez al anzuelo.
EN: How much you on the hook for, son?
ES: - ¿Cuánto te debe, hijo?
EN: I'm on the hook.
ES: No me queda otra.

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