off the hook

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Meaning: 1. no longer suspected of guilt 2. no longer obliged to do something

For example:

• My boss has admitted that he made the mistake himself, so I'm off the hook.
  
• I said I'd teach the class instead of Helen, so that lets her off the hook. She can go home early.
  

Quick Quiz:

Paula was a suspect, but she's off the hook now because the bank's ATM camera shows that the thief

was a man was a woman looked like Paula englishclub.com

Click for answer a.