| 单词 | get (sb) off the hook / let sb off the hook |
| 释义 | get (sb) off the hook / let sb off the hookidiom(getting, got, got; name spoken getting, got, gotten; letting, let, let)to free yourself or sb else from a difficult situation or a punishment（使）免受处罚，逃脱惩罚◆perhaps he could get off the hook by saying it was an accident?也许他只要说这是个意外就能脱身？◆why should i let you off the hook? you stole from my shop!我为什么要放过你？你偷我店里的东西！ⓘ when you get sb off the hook, you arrange things so that they are not punished. when you get off the hook, especially in british english, you manage to avoid punishment yourself. when you let sb off the hook, you decide not to punish them. * get sb off the hook 指通过精心安排使某人免受处罚； sb get off the hook 指某人自己设法逃脱惩罚，英式英语中尤为如此； let sb off the hook 指放过他人不予追究。 |
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