单词 | to let someone off the hook |
释义 | to let someone off the hook phrase See full dictionary entry for hook If someone gets off the hook or is let off the hook, they manage to get out of the awkward or unpleasant situation that they are in. [informal] He had told a lie to get off the hook in a debate. Sometimes they do let the culprits off the hook. |
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