let off the hook

English - Turkish

Definition of let off the hook in English Turkish dictionary

kanca salmak

Related Terms

off the hook

(deyim) ferahlamış

off the hook

(sıkıntıdan/sorumluluktan) kurtulmuş

off the hook

zor durumdan kurtulmuş

off the hook

paçayı sıyırmış

English - English

Definition of let off the hook in English English dictionary

(deyim) Allow someone to escape from a difficult situation or to avoid doing something that they do not want to do

John's agreed to go to the meeting in my place, so that lets me off the hook.

Related Terms

off the hook

Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up

I think he left the phone off the hook so that nobody would call him.

off the hook

Performing extraordinarily well

That's five three-pointers in a row! Smith is off the hook!.

off the hook

Relieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure

Without any evidence, the police had to let the suspect off the hook.

off the hook

rescued from a difficult situation, escaped from a trap

off the hook

freed from danger or blame or obligation; "I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand"

Turkish pronunciation

let ôf dhi hûk

Pronunciation

/ˈlet ˈôf ᴛʜē ˈho͝ok/ /ˈlɛt ˈɔːf ðiː ˈhʊk/