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Definition |
free from responsibility, a relief from a
burden |
Examples |
1) The fish was so big that it got off the hook.
2) The judge let me off the hook
because I was a first-time offender. |
Etymology |
The term is thought to be a reference to
the act of releasing a fish from a hook. |
Synonyms |
free, let go, let off |
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