off the hook  

原文解釋: free from an obligation

中文解釋: 脫身, 溜掉, 擺脫危境

已下為兩個例句:

A. I heard you are in charge of the manager at your company.

B. Ya, but I told the boss it's too stressful and he let me off the hook.

 

A. I was supposed to baby-sit my nephew this weekend,

     but my sister in law found this great baby sitter, so I got off the hook.

B. Great, lets go watch the movie like we planned.

 

 

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