| 单词 | off the hook |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoff the hook f. off the hook: out of a difficult situation. Cf. on the hook at sense 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > easy, easily, or without difficulty [phrase] > free from difficulty or trouble out of the wood1792 off the hook1864 in the clear1930 1864 A. Trollope Small House at Allington in Cornhill Mag. Apr. 450 ‘Poor Caudle!’ he said to himself; ‘he's hooked, and he'll never get himself off the hook again.’ 1954 J. Potts Go, Lovely Rose xii. 77 ‘It's an idea,’ said Dr. Craig... It would get Hartley off the hook, sure enough. 1962 M. Urquhart Frail on North Circular xxv. 140 Let Broadbent think he's off the hook and then give it another twist. 1966 New Yorker 25 June 49 Then he smiled, and I knew I was off the hook. 1969 ‘A. Glyn’ Dragon Variation vii. 199 You mean she lost the kid? Well! Well, that sure lets old Walter off the hook! < as lemmas |
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