English / idiom
Off the Hook
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Freed from an obligation, blame, punishment, or difficult circumstance.
In context
01
When the surveillance footage proved his innocence, the warehouse clerk was let off the hook.
02
You are not off the hook yet; you still have to explain the budgetary surplus to the committee.
Synonyms
exonerated,absolved,acquitted
Antonyms
held accountable,in the hot seat,on the hook
Collocations
let someone off the hook,get off the hook,completely off the hook