Example
“The canceled meeting let me off the hook for giving the presentation.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
get something off your chest
Informal · CEFR B1
To finally say something that has been worrying you, so you feel relieved.
face the music
Neutral · CEFR B2
To accept the unpleasant consequences of your actions.
foot the bill
Neutral · CEFR B2
To pay for something, especially something expensive.
it takes two to tango
Neutral · CEFR B2
both parties are responsible for a situation
on one's hands
Neutral · CEFR B2
as one's responsibility or problem to deal with
saved by the bell
Informal · CEFR B2
rescued from an awkward situation at the last moment
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.