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.

Examples of let (someone) off the hook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Accusations that Black people will wait in line for sneakers or fast food but not to exercise political power gets parroted over and over, while the majority white electorate gets let off the hook for commandeering the ship. —

Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Mayorkas was ultimately let off the hook when the Senate declined to hold a trial. —

Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024 After five years, the legal battle between Spotify and Eminem‘s publishing company Eight Mile Style has concluded — and that’s to a legal loophole, the streaming giant has been let off the hook. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024 Promoters Targeted The promoters are not being let off the hook. —

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for let (someone) off the hook

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