get off the hook
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
Given his wealth and connections to powerful people, she figured he’d somehow get off the hook.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
The company also restructured to send subsidiary Regus into bankruptcy in order to get off the hook for almost a billion dollars in leases.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2021
Mind you, Adora doesn’t get off the hook merely for being a tool of Flynn’s oeuvre or a product of her environment.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2018
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
