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get off the hook

VERB
annul
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolish abrogate cancel declare delete dissolve expunge invalidate nullify quash repeal rescind retract reverse revoke undo vacate
STRONG
abate annihilate countermand discharge efface erase kill negate neutralize nix obliterate recall scrub vitiate
WEAK
blot out call off render null and void wipe out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow approve continue do enact enforce establish institute legalize pass permit ratify sanction support uphold validate
STRONG
create help revive save schedule set up
WEAK
keep restore retain revalidate
VERB
extricate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bail out detach differentiate disengage disentangle extract liberate rescue
STRONG
clear deliver disburden disembarrass disencumber disinvolve free loose loosen release remove resolve separate sever untie withdraw
WEAK
difference discumber get out from under let go let off pull out save one's neck wriggle out of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attach connect link unite
STRONG
combine confine hold join keep limit remain restrain stay
WEAK
entangle involve
VERB
rescue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extricate free keep liberate preserve protect recapture recover release retrieve salvage
STRONG
conserve deliver disembarrass disentangle emancipate manumit ransom redeem regain retain safeguard spring unleash unloose
WEAK
bail one out get out get out of hock give a break hold over pull out of the fire save life of set free
Antonyms
STRONGEST
give harm hold hurt injure limit lose restrain
STRONG
forfeit imprison spend
WEAK
imperil
VERB
save
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deliver free recover salvage
STRONG
defend emancipate extricate liberate ransom redeem spring unchain
WEAK
bail out come to rescue get out of hock give a break pull out of fire save one's neck set free unshackle
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confine hold limit lose restrain
STRONG
abandon
WEAK
endanger harm hurt leave open make vulnerable squander throw away waste
VERB
spare
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excuse exempt leave pardon refrain from
STRONG
absolve discharge dispense forbear pity release relent spring
WEAK
bail out be lenient be merciful get out of hock give a break give quarter to go easy on let go let off privilege from pull out of the fire relieve from save bacon save from save neck

Example Sentences

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“In no way shape or form will Norfolk Southern get off the hook for the mess they created,” Regan said at the press conference.

From Washington Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Sometimes companies that have done bad things get off the hook.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2021

“You don’t like to let people get off the hook and that’s what you’re doing when you grant someone immunity, you let them off the hook,” the 90-year-old Hamilton told me.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2021

But even this falls short of justice if officials who worked to stymie the public interest get off the hook.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2021

Bernabe gave Harlan a screwy look, refusing to believe he could get off the hook this easily.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols