English / idiom
Got off Scot-Free
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Escaped entirely without facing any punishment, fine, or deserved consequences.
In context
01
Despite turning in his morning status report hours late, Mark got off scot-free because the director was absent.
02
Nobody should assume they can skip essential daily routines and get off scot-free forever.
Synonyms
Escaped unpunished,walked away clean,went scatheless
Antonyms
Faced the music,paid the penalty,held accountable
Collocations
get off scot-free,walk away scot-free,manage to get off scot-free