| 词汇 | get off scot-free |
| 释义 | Idiom go scot-free and get off scot-free Theme: FREEDOM to go unpunished; to be acquitted of a crime. (This scot is an old word meaning "tax" or "tax burden.")The thief went scot-free.Jane cheated on the test and got caught, but she got off scot-free. Idiom get off scot-freeget away/off scot-free informal to avoid the punishment that you deserve or expect.If you don't take out a complaint against him he'll get off scot-free! get off scot-freeTo escape punishment for a crime or wrongdoing; to be acquitted of charges for a crime. Mark's wealthy senator uncle influenced the jury, and he ended up getting off scot-free. My younger sister caused endless trouble as a child, but because she was the baby of the house, she usually got off scot-free. get off/go ˌscot-ˈfree(informal) escape from a situation without receiving the punishment you deserve: It seemed so unfair that she was punished while the others got off scot-free!This idiom comes from the old English word sceot, meaning a ‘tax’. People were scot-free if they didn’t have to pay the tax. |
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