| 释义 |
off the hook
off the hook
1 F0 If you leave the phone off the hook, you do not put it back correctly and it will not ring. Thesaurus+: ↑Communicating by telephone2 F0 If you are off the hook, you have escaped from a difficult situation: » John's agreed to go to the meeting in my place so that gets/lets me off the hook.Thesaurus+: ↑Not punishing and reducing punishment |