Definitions for off the hook

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. off the hook(p)(adj)

    freed from danger or blame or obligation

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

Wiktionary

  1. off the hook(Adjective)

    Relieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure.

  2. off the hook(Adjective)

    Performing extraordinarily well.

  3. off the hook(Adjective)

    Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up.


Translations for off the hook

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

off the hook(adjective)

free from some difficulty or problem

If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it; – I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.

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