let off the hook
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The EU has been at odds with social media platforms over the last years, and von der Leyen made clear that age restrictions would not mean that tech companies were being "let off the hook".
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
And as long as we allow the criminal legal system to fill this space, other support systems will continue to hold back, remain inadequately resourced, and be let off the hook.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2024
One gets the sense that he is let off the hook, perhaps because Huntt’s relationship with her mother takes up so much space.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
After extracting millions of dollars of oil from state or federal lands, he said, why should they be let off the hook?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
Why should I be let off the hook and not her?
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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