on the hook

The girl came in with the story on her own hook.

I went over and put the phone back on the hook.

And now he had her on the hook for the second time.

He had never expected to be put on the hook in the first place.

He finally put the phone back on the hook and went into the other room.

If they went off on their own hook and looked for it I wouldn't say a word.

I must have because it was back on its hook.

I keep it on a hook in the business room.

"The government is already on the hook for a lot of the social costs."

Right now, though, she wanted to keep him on the hook.