go scot-free
Example Sentences
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“It would be a fatal mistake for her to think that she can go scot-free in the Korean Peninsula,” Jo warned.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2022
The laws must be stringent enough to change the mindset of men towards the fairer sex.Divorce is only a ticket for such people to go scot-free, looking for another prey.
From Time • Jan. 21, 2013
"The one in prison will see his sentence out, the one who could have been detected will go scot-free," he said.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2012
"The decision by the ICC has surprised us as the guilty have been let go scot-free while the innocent have a case to answer," said Mathenge, a Kikuyu.
From Reuters • Jan. 23, 2012
To destroy his business utterly it would be necessary to place its owner for a year in confinement; his innocence would then be established, and he would be allowed to go scot-free.
From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór
