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get off scot-free [英] [ɡet ɒf skɒt fri:] [美] [ɡɛt ɔf skɑt fri] [短语] 逍遥法外;安然逃脱 词频排名 34609/55435 学习人数 2 难度等级 10/10 认知比例 N/A 例句 not let someone get off scot-free 不会轻易饶了某人 get off scot-free when the charges couldn't be proved in court 由于罪名在法庭上未能证实而未被判刑 助记 联想 This idiom comes from the old English word ‘scot’ meaning ‘tax’. People were scot-free if they didn't have to pay the tax. 本习语源自古英语 scot 一词,意为赋税。scot-free 表示无须纳税。 get off lightly/easy 轻易逃过;只受到轻罚 impunity
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