get out of jail free card

Meaning: (informal,idiomatic)A certainprivilegeoradvantagethatprovidesrelieffrom anundesirablesituationorimmunityfrompunishmentorconsequences.2008,Wally Lamb,The Hour I First Believed, Ch.2, at p.35:"I don't care to know who spanked her or looked at her cross-eyed when she was little.""Trust me, Henry," Ivy said. "It goes way beyond spanking.""So that gives her aget-out-of-jail-free card?""Of course it doesn't. What I am saying is―""No, here's whatI'msaying. She's combative, she refuses to do the work, and if she shows up in my class wearing those penis earrings again, she's going to get the boot, same as she got today."2020March 30, A.J. Goodman, “R. v. T.K., 2020 ONSC 1935”, inCanLII‎[1], retrieved14 September 2023:...this decision is not intended to send out a message that due to the pandemic there exists a revolving door policy for offenders to commit crime with the expectation of release or that offenders can now benefit with a"get out of jail free" card. Indeed, if this were the case generally, it would erode the public confidence in the criminal justice system, especially as it pertains to violent offenders or crimes of violence.

Examples:

EN: No shit? Did they throw in a beeper and a get out of jail free card?
ES: ¿Regalaban el controlador electrónico de libertad condicional?
EN: Boy, I feel like I just got a get out of jail free card.
ES: Siento que me salió la tarjeta gratis de ""Sal de la cárcel"".
EN: I gotta five K1 get out of jail free card, playa.
ES: Tengo mil de los grandes que me sacarán de la cárcel.
EN: That gold was my get out of jail free card!
ES: Ese oro significaba mi tarjeta de libertad!
EN: But I don't want the rest of the team to think that I have some special, you know, get out of jail free card from the other team.
ES: Pero el resto de la tribu cree que aun tengo lazos allí.
EN: He called this his "get out of jail free card. "
ES: Lo llamó su "tarjeta de salida de prisión".
EN: Judge gave this scumbag a get out of jail free card.
ES: El juez le dio a este malviviente un pase para salir libre de la cárcel.
EN: You just happen to be my get out of jail free card.
ES: Ocurre que es mi tarjeta de salida de la cárcel.
EN: But...based on your unforgettable presentation... I'm giving you a get out of jail free card.
ES: Pero por tu inolvidable presentación, te dejo zafar de esta.
EN: Whatever's in that box, Giordino thinks it's his get out of jail free card.
ES: Sea lo que sea que haya en esa caja, Giordino cree que es su boleto de salida de la cárcel.
EN: It's not quite enough for a get out of jail free card, but...
ES: No es suficiente para obtener permiso para salir de la cárcel, pero...
EN: We've got our "get out of jail free card." Let's use it!
ES: Tenemos nuestra "Salida gratis de la cárcel". ¡Usémosla!
EN: The camera-phone is her get out of jail free card.
ES: El móvil es su tarjeta para salir de la cárcel.
EN: It's a get out of jail free card.
ES: Con eso tienes vía libre para salir de la cárcel.
EN: So, what, she's his get out of jail free card?
ES: Entonces, ¿qué, ella es su carta libre para salir de la cárcel? Exacto.

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