off the hook

/ɔːf ðə hʊk/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. librarse de un problema

    • He's finally off the hook for the mistake.

      Finalmente se libró del problema por el error.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa off the hook?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He's finally off the ___ for the mistake.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a off the hook?

noun

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