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On the hook

adjective

Caught in a difficult or dangerous situation.

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"On the hook" Quotes from Famous Books

... phone away and slammed it back on the hook. "All right, smart boy! That's enough!" ...

— Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung • Victor Appleton

... said he. "I want this thing settled. You know you intend to marry me, Mildred. Why not say so? Why keep me gasping on the hook?" ...

— The Price She Paid • David Graham Phillips

... yes, you are safe enough! I hold you in the fetters of your own knavery, like a trout on the hook! ...

— The Works of Frederich Schiller in English • Frederich Schiller

... has an annoying squeak where the rope or chain is joined on the hook, slip the finger from an old glove over the hook before putting on the ...

— Fowler's Household Helps • A. L. Fowler

... that told of a receiver being placed back on the hook, and the voice ceased. So, also, did the queer, buzzing sound over which ...

— Tom Swift and his Photo Telephone • Victor Appleton