let someone off the hook (let someone off the hook)

Idiom Crime

Meaning

to release someone from blame or punishment

liberar a alguien de la culpa o el castigo (liberar a alguien de la culpa o el castigo)

"The judge decided to let him off the hook with a warning."

"El juez decidió dejarlo ir con una advertencia." (El juez decidió dejarlo ir con una advertencia.)

to delay doing something; to do something slowly because you...

to sit down and relax, especially after working hard

a person who leaves home and returns repentant after wasting...

to slowly become less close or connected over time

to show disapproval by leaving or not participating

To move up to higher positions through hard work and experie...