Synonym: off the hook. Similar words: off-the-wall, off the rack, on the hop, off the cuff, by hook or by crook, off the track, go off the air, off the record. Meaning: adj. freed from danger or blame or obligation.
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31, He ran back into the living-room and took the phone off the hook.
32, And he was at the heart of two of the double plays that got Johns off the hook.
33, Why, she wondered, when she had effectively let him off the hook?
34, And this time there is no second match to get anyone off the hook!
35, People will think they let Charmaine off the hook because she's a woman.
36, I emphasize the tense because Congress has the habit of letting itself off the hook when convenient.
37, You could let them off the hook, or you could reel them in.
38, Paxman is seen as a tough interviewer who rarely lets politicians off the hook.
39, Poverty was let off the hook. Social injustices were let off the hook.
40, Stephanie finally took it off the hook and left to join the big party that was under way in the seminar room.
41, Apologising for ourselves Apologising and being self-deprecating can let you off the hook.
42, Only when she checked with directory enquiries did she learn that the receiver was off the hook.
43, Secondly[sentencedict.com], the companies that have already spent money on cleaning up are reluctant to see others let off the hook.
44, He wasn't even let off the hook when it was all over.
45, Perhaps he could get off the hook by saying he would go in the morning?
46, Lousy schools and dysfunctional teachers were let off the hook.
47, With her soft voice and her calm exterior, she absolutely would not let creditors off the hook.
48, Others unashamedly hugged each other as they realised the Government was off the hook, if only for the moment.
49, Home striker Paul Crimmen let them off the hook on a number of occasions and Horsham had two goals disallowed.
49, Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
50, You really think that takes us off the hook?
51, The phone has been ringing off the hook today.
52, Maybe he'll let you off the hook.
53, You think God will let you off the hook?
54, Some say that forgiveness is unjust because the wrongdoer should not be let off the hook.
55, It's called echolalia . I don't necessarily understand the context or the terminology I'm using, I just know it gets me off the hook for coming up with a reply.
56, Does saving cally let him off the hook for killing 23 others?
57, He is off the hook because his alibi checked out.
58, No criminal trial for Britney Spears after she caused a fender-bender in a Los Angeles-area parking lot. Spears isn't off the hook though.
59, I cannot perjure myself to get him off the hook.
60, She reached for the dish towel hanging off the hook, but Todd angled his body to block her.
More similar words: off-the-wall, off the rack, on the hop, off the cuff, by hook or by crook, off the track, go off the air, off the record, on the horizon, right off the bat, get off the ground, go off the deep end, keep off the grass, behoove, falsehood, statehood, take the bull by the horns, hook, put the cart before the horse, hookah, hook up, hooked, cookbook, he has, hit the hay, in the heat of, over the hill, with the help of, bury the hatchet, get into the habit of.