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off the hook

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. off the hook(p)adjective

    freed from danger or blame or obligation

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

GCIDE

  1. off the hookpred. adj.

    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.

Wiktionary

  1. off the hookadjective

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

  2. off the hookadjective

    Performing extraordinarily well.

  3. off the hookadjective

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

Wikipedia

  1. Off the Hook

    Off the Hook is the first single released from Jody Watleys sixth album, Flower.

ChatGPT

  1. off the hook

    "Off the hook" is an idiomatic phrase that can have two main meanings: 1) It can mean being released from a responsibility, duty, obligation, punishment, or undesirable situation that one was previously bound to. For example, "You're not off the hook yet, there's still plenty of work to do." 2) In a more informal and contemporary context, it can also mean something exceptional or outstanding, similar to saying "amazing" or "awesome". For example, "The performance was off the hook."

Wikidata

  1. Off the Hook

    Off the Hook is a hacker-oriented weekly talk radio program, hosted by Emmanuel Goldstein, which focuses on the societal ramifications of information technology and the laws that regulate how people use them. It airs Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time in New York City on the community radio station WBAI 99.5 FM. It is also simulcasted online via streaming MP3, rebroadcast on various other radio stations, and has been made available as a podcast.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of off the hook in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of off the hook in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of off the hook in a Sentence

  1. James Comeys:

    I'll give you a strange answer, i hope not, because I think impeaching and removing Donald Trump from office would let the American people off the hook and have something happen indirectly that I believe they're duty bound to do directly.

  2. June Sheaks:

    The purpose is, of course, to get the best price, as soon as May 1 hit, my phone was ringing off the hook asking how the season is going so far.

  3. Kamilah Moore:

    The federal government is not off the hook, i hope that people use this report as leverage to fight for reparations on a federal level.

  4. Zhai Qing:

    (Environmental inspectors) must confront the hard tasks in earnest and not be afraid of offending people... and never let violators off the hook without resolving the problem.

  5. Senator McSally:

    I don't want commanders to be off the hook : I need them to be more responsible for solving this issue.


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