- get away scot-free
- get away/off scot-free
informal
to avoid the punishment that you deserve or expect.
If you don't take out a complaint against him he'll get off scot-free!
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get away scot-free — get away/get off/scot free phrase to avoid punishment for doing something that deserves punishment Criminals such as these cannot be allowed to get away scot free. Thesaurus: to escape or avoid punishmentsynonym punishment of being legally killed … Useful english dictionary
get away scot-free — If someone gets away scot free, they are not punished when they have done something wrong. ( Get off scot free is an alternative.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
get away scot-free — If someone gets away scot free, they are not punished when they have done something wrong. ( Get off scot free is an alternative.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
get off scot-free — get away/get off/scot free phrase to avoid punishment for doing something that deserves punishment Criminals such as these cannot be allowed to get away scot free. Thesaurus: to escape or avoid punishmentsynonym punishment of being legally killed … Useful english dictionary
get off scot-free — get away/off scot free informal to avoid the punishment that you deserve or expect. If you don t take out a complaint against him he ll get off scot free! … New idioms dictionary
scot-free — adverb get away/get off scot free to avoid punishment for doing something that deserves punishment: Criminals such as these cannot be allowed to get away scot free … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scot-free — UK / US adverb get away/get off scot free to avoid punishment for doing something that deserves punishment Criminals such as these cannot be allowed to get away scot free … English dictionary
scot-free — adverb /ˌskɒtˈfri,ˌskɑtˈfri/ a) Free of scot, free of tax. to get off scot free (to get away without penalty; to beat the rap) b) Without consequences or penalties … Wiktionary
scot-free — ADV: ADV after v (emphasis) If you say that someone got away scot free, you are emphasizing that they escaped punishment for something that you believe they should have been punished for. Others who were guilty were being allowed to get off scot… … English dictionary
scot-free — [ˌskɔt ˈfri: US ˌska:t ] adv [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: scot tax (13 19 centuries), from Old Norse skot shot, payment ] get away/off scot free informal to avoid being punished although you deserve to be … Dictionary of contemporary English
