off the hook
Example Sentences
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Drivers of plug-in hybrid cars, which still use gasoline but are more fuel-efficient than gasoline cars, aren’t off the hook, either; those drivers would pay $35 every year, with the amount gradually rising to $50.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“MSFT is now off the hook from Musk’s claims around aiding and abetting OpenAI’s s charitable trust breakup if the judge rules in favor of the jury’s ruling,” Ives added.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
But they are not off the hook yet, as they will be defendants in several upcoming bellwether trials.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
He wants to see proof that the DOJ was given inaccurate information by ICE before he lets its lawyers off the hook.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
Though it wasn’t cold, it seemed as if the kid ought to be covered, so the old man took his winter work jacket off the hook and laid that over him.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
