LET (SOMEONE) OFF THE HOOK

Meaning of LET (SOMEONE) OFF THE HOOK in English

excuse someone from a penalty or promise He let me off the hook and I didn`t have to stay after work and help clean the office.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

LET SOMEONE OFF THE HOOK — expr infml 1) That lets me off the hook — Таким образом, с меня взятки гладки She will be let off the hook …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
LET SOMEONE OFF THE HOOK — expr infml 1) That lets me off the hook — Таким образом, с меня взятки гладки She will be let …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
LET SOMEONE OFF THE HOOK — hook, let someone off the expr infml 1. That lets me off the hook Таким образом, с меня взятки гладки …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
LET SOMEONE OFF THE HOOK — 1) That lets me off the hook — Таким образом, с меня взятки гладки She will be let off the …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OFF
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LET — I. ˈlet, usu -ed.+V transitive verb ( letted ; letted or let ; letting ; lets ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOOK — I. ˈhu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hok, hook, from Old English hōc; akin to Old Frisian hōk …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-LET — lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -let, -lette, from Middle French -elet, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LET — let 1 /let/ , v. , let, letting , n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOOK — hook 1 — hookless , adj. — hooklike , adj. /hook/ , n. 1. a curved or angular piece of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LET — I. ˈlet transitive verb ( let·ted ; letted or let ; let·ting ) Etymology: Middle English letten, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOOK — I. ˈhu̇k noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōc; akin to Middle Dutch hoec fishhook, corner, Lithuanian kengė hook …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
LET
Webster English vocab
HOOK — noun a snare; a trap. 2. hook ·noun ·see eccentric, and v-hook. 3. hook ·vt to steal. 4. hook ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LET — [let] vt let.ted ; letted or let ; let.ting [ME letten, fr. OE lettan to delay, hinder; akin to OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOOK — [hook] n [ME, fr. OE hoc; akin to MD hoec fishhook, corner, Lith kenge hook] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LET — let BrE AmE let —The phrase let me has a non-standard casual form ˈlem i , sometimes written lemme ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — / let; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( let·ting , let , let ) ALLOW 1. [ no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOK — / hʊk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a curved piece of metal, plastic or wire for hanging …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LET — I. let 1 S1 W1 /let/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle let , present participle letting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOOK — I. hook 1 S3 /hʊk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hoc ] 1 . HANGING …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LET — v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOOK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a piece of metal or other material bent back at an angle or with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LET — v. & n. v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOOK — n. & v. n. 1 a a piece of metal or other material bent back at an angle or with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
LET — 1. v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1. tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid …
Oxford English vocab
HOOK — n. & v. --n. 1. a a piece of metal or other material bent back at an angle or with …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — ( lets, letting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'let' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOK — ( hooks, hooking, hooked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A hook …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LET — (~s, ~ting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form '~' is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES give/let out a laugh ▪ She gave a loud laugh. give/let out a shriek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOOK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coat hook (= for hanging a coat on a wall ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
LET — (SUGGEST) [verb] [T + object + infinitive without to; not in past tenses] letting, past let - used to express …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LET — Synonyms and related words : OK, accord, accredit, admit, allow, approve, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, assume, authorize, bareboat charter, be afraid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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