OFF THE HOOK Definition & Meaning

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off the hook

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, get or let off the hook . Released (or be released) from blame or annoying obligation, as in He was out of town during the robbery so he was off the book , or I don't know how the muggers got off the hook , or Once they found the real culprit, they let Mary off the hook . This idiom alludes to the fish that manages to free itself from the angler's hook and get away. [Mid-1800s]

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In the days after Thompson’s murder, phones were reportedly “ringing off the hook” at Allied Universal, a personal security firm whose clients include 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies.

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At the same time, he seems willing to let Russia off the hook entirely.

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She’s off the hook legally, has a shoulder to cry on and someone to sing show tunes with, and Walter will absolutely help her pull off additional crimes if asked.

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Yet to point fingers solely at Garland for letting Trump off the hook shifts blame from those even more deserving of it.

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It took a couple months for me to let myself off the hook a little, but I also learned a lot from the roast on how to approach these big events.

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