off the hook
Example Sentences
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When there was, we’d wade out, take it off the hook, and bait that hook again.
From Literature
Because while Inter Milan believes it has a story to tell, AC Milan has locked the doors, drawn the drapes and taken the phone off the hook.
From Los Angeles Times
In the same breath, Arenas refuses to let himself off the hook.
From Los Angeles Times
Teddy and I took an impromptu day trip to the beach, so you’re off the hook for babysitting this afternoon.
From Literature
Its first scene was to turn George Dobson's card from a yellow into a red, leaving the Championship hosts with 10 men and Chelsea off the hook going into extra time.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
