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be off the hook be off the hook1. To be pardoned, vindicated, released, or allowed to avoid blame, responsibility, obligation, or difficulty. At first, Sam was suspected of stealing money from the safe, but he was off the hook after security camera footage showed it was someone else. A: "I thought you had that big work event tonight." B: "No, it got canceled, so I'm off the hook."2. Of a telephone receiver, to not be positioned on the cradle. That's why you couldn't get through to grandma's house—her phone was off the hook.3. slang To be very enjoyable or appealing. That band's new song is really off the hook!See also: hook, off |