词汇 | let-off-the-hook |
释义 | let someone off the hookidiom (alsoget someone off the hook) to allow someone to escape from a difficult situation: John's agreed to go to the meeting in my place so that lets me off the hook. He denied leaking the documents to get himself off the hook. Not punishing & reducing punishment absolve amnesty be off the hookidiom clear of something commutation discharge escape get away with murderidiom get away with something get off get off lightlyphrase hook impunity privilege reprieve royal pardon scot-free spare unpunished unsanctioned |
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