let (someone) off the hook
idiom
: to allow (someone who has been caught doing something wrong or illegal) to go without being punished
If you ask me, they let him off the hook too easily.
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Sassoon, a Republican, said the deal amounted to a quid pro quo, one that would see Adams let off the hook in exchange for giving Trump free rein to target New York City’s immigrant communities.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Tortorella, though, can’t be let off the hook for that team’s dramatic collapse, which included an eight-game losing streak and a string of unfortunate headlines.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Not even Valerie’s disclosure that George might be the target of a neurological weapon devised in violation of the Geneva Convention can convince Sheila that he should be let off the hook about anything.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Johnny's not letting him off the hook and Kreese isn't asking to be let off the hook.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Tortorella, though, can’t be let off the hook for that team’s dramatic collapse, which included an eight-game losing streak and a string of unfortunate headlines.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Not even Valerie’s disclosure that George might be the target of a neurological weapon devised in violation of the Geneva Convention can convince Sheila that he should be let off the hook about anything.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Johnny's not letting him off the hook and Kreese isn't asking to be let off the hook.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Let (someone) off the hook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20%28someone%29%20off%20the%20hook. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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