scot
is an old word meaning “tax” or “tax burden.”) •The thief went scot-free.
•Jane cheated on the test and got caught, but she got off scotfree.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
get off scot-free — Someone who gets off scot free escapes the punishment they deserve. We were all punished except James who managed to get off scot free! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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 — 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
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
Scot free — (scot free), falsch auch scott free (scott free) ist eine idiomatische Wendung in der englischen Sprache, die in Redewendungen wie to get off scot free , to escape scot free oder to go scot free gebraucht wird, die alle so viel bedeuten wie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
get off — Synonyms and related words: achieve satisfaction, advance, alight, be getting along, be off, blow, break in, bring out, buzz off, climax, climb down, come, come away, commence, cop a plea, cop out, depart, dismount, ejaculate, embark, emit,… … Moby Thesaurus
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
