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

Idiom Crime

含义

to release someone from blame or punishment

释放某人免受责任或惩罚 (shìfàng mǒu rén miǎn shòu zérèn huò chéngfá)

例句

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

"法官决定放过他,只给了警告。" (Fǎguān juédìng fàngguò tā, zhǐ gěile jǐnggào.)