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
Zaidi had hoped the one-month pause would mean he’d be let off the hook.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
One gets the sense that he is let off the hook, perhaps because Huntt’s relationship with her mother takes up so much space.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022
"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
Why should I be let off the hook and not her?
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
