let off the hook
Example Sentences
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And Ireland were let off the hook when Lynagh's try was ruled out because of Tommaso Menoncello's forward pass to the Benetton wing.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
It was a choice to help Jacoba and it was also a visual choice that allowed for Cline not to be let off the hook.
From Salon • May 22, 2022
Do consider letting this go, not because he deserves to be let off the hook but because you seem to be in a good place and he doesn’t deserve any more of your mental energy.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022
After extracting millions of dollars of oil from state or federal lands, he said, why should they be let off the hook?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2021
Why should I be let off the hook and not her?
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
