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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

off the hook

/(ŏf` t͟hŭ ho͝ok")/ · off· the hook · IPA
01 pred. adj. No longer considered responsible; as, Jack admitted breaking the vase, so Jill is off the hook. Used in various situations, with reference…
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    No longer considered responsible; as, Jack admitted breaking the vase, so Jill is off the hook. Used in various situations, with reference to responsibility to perform an action, or guilt for some misdeed.