get off scot-free

Example Sentences

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His demand seems paltry, heightening the Kafkaesque absurdity of the scenario, while at the same time inviting other questions: Did he really think he’d get off scot-free to enjoy his $892?

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2022

But it’s a failure of accountability if he allows Mater Dei football to get off scot-free in this case.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021

Those in committed partnerships don’t get off scot-free, though; they insist that their wives or kids, somewhere offscreen, are driving them nuts.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2021

"The culprits sort of get off scot-free," he said.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2021

Grandma may have escaped the horrors of the Holocaust, but she didn’t get off scot-free.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman