English Explanatory Dictionary

on the hook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Of an animal, slaughtered for food.
  2. In debt; obligated to pay or provide; liable; responsible or blamed.

Pronunciation

En-au-on the hook.ogg

Word forms

on the hook

Antonyms

on the hoof off the hook
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