英语词汇“off the hook”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

off the hook

1 informal No longer in difficulty or trouble: I lied to get him off the hook...

She let him off the hook since that also meant letting herself off the hook.
Some criticise this as letting property owners off the hook.
I don't think he's off the hook at all, because either he was misled or he deliberately lied.

Synonyms

out of trouble, free, in the clear, under no obligation;

acquitted, cleared, reprieved, exonerated, absolved, vindicated, found not guilty

informal let off

2(Of a telephone receiver) not on its rest, and so preventing incoming calls.She tosses her shoes at the telephone when it rings, hoping to knock the receiver off the hook....

When the maid found her body, she noticed the telephone was off the hook.
He took the telephone off the hook, placed cushions on the floor, locked the door, drew the blinds and asked her to lie down.

See parent entry: hook

单词	off the hook
释义	off the hook 1 informal No longer in difficulty or trouble: I lied to get him off the hook... She let him off the hook since that also meant letting herself off the hook. Some criticise this as letting property owners off the hook. I don't think he's off the hook at all, because either he was misled or he deliberately lied. Synonyms out of trouble, free, in the clear, under no obligation; acquitted, cleared, reprieved, exonerated, absolved, vindicated, found not guilty informal let off 2(Of a telephone receiver) not on its rest, and so preventing incoming calls.She tosses her shoes at the telephone when it rings, hoping to knock the receiver off the hook.... When the maid found her body, she noticed the telephone was off the hook. He took the telephone off the hook, placed cushions on the floor, locked the door, drew the blinds and asked her to lie down. See parent entry: hook
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