“Get off the hook”
定義
To avoid punishment or responsibility.
例句
Examples
“He got off the hook because there was no evidence.”
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
He got off the hook because there was no evidence.Compare with the original example
He got off the hook because there was no evidence.
Write a two-line conversation using “Get off the hook”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- What does "Get off the hook" mean?
- "Get off the hook" means to avoid punishment or responsibility.
- How do you use "Get off the hook" in a sentence?
- Example: "He got off the hook because there was no evidence."
- Should I interpret "Get off the hook" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.