off the hook

英 [ɒf ðə hʊk] 美 [ɔːf ðə hʊk]

• (电话听筒)未挂上；脱离困境；出人意料，很棒

英英释义

Adjective:

1. freed from danger or blame or obligation;

   "I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand"
   

词汇搭配

• get off the hook 脱离困境