off the hook | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Relievedof aduty,burden,responsibility, orpressure.Antonym:on the hookWhen the boss assigned the project to Tom, the rest of us were relieved to beoff the hook.Without any evidence, the police had to let the suspectoff the hook.2023,Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, directed byRaine Allen-Miller,Rye Lane:Dom (David Jonsson): Tempting, but I think it's actually something I need to do. Like, I get what they did was peak, but I have to take some responsibility, you know?Yas (Vivian Oparah): Like, not at all. You're gonna let themoff the hookafter how they treated you?

Examples:

EN: So you can get your mother off the hook.
ES: Así puedes sacar a tu madre del aprieto.
EN: Wait a minute. I'll get him off the hook for you.
ES: Déjeme sacar el anzuelo.
EN: He got off the hook. ─ Sure.
ES: - Soltó el anzuelo.
EN: At least, take it off the hook. There is enough noise in the room, now.
ES: Descuelga al menos el teléfono, ya hay bastante ruido aquí dentro.
EN: I found the receiver off the hook, sir.
ES: Encontré descolgado el auricular, señor.
EN: Don't let him off the hook.
ES: Que no se le escape.
EN: It's off the hook!
ES: ¡Está descolgado!
EN: Gosh. Can I take him off the hook?
ES: Dios. ¿Puedo sacarle el anzuelo?
EN: Leave the receiver off the hook.
ES: Deja descolgado.
EN: Say, we don't want to let him get off the hook.
ES: No queremos dejar que se libre.
EN: You take little sunshine off the hook so nice... and he just walks out without even saying thank you.
ES: Lo sacas de apuros... y él se va sin siquiera agradecerte.
EN: Put that thing off the hook and leave it off.
ES: - ¿Podría descolgar el teléfono? - Gracias, señor.
EN: Listen. When I whip a trout off the hook. And toss him in a pan.
ES: Escucha... cuando estoy con la caña y he cogido algo... y lo tiró en un sartén...
EN: I lock the door and take the phone off the hook. And no-one will ever think we were in the garden working.
ES: Cerraré la puerta principal, descolgaré el teléfono y nadie podrá localizarte en el jardín conmigo.
EN: I'm sick of getting your scammers off the hook.
ES: Lo siento, señores, no acepto.

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