to get away scot-free
1get away scot-free — get away/get off/scot free phrase to avoid punishment for doing something that deserves punishment Criminals such as these cannot be allowed to get away scot free. Thesaurus: to escape or avoid punishmentsynonym punishment of being legally killed …
2get away scot-free — If someone gets away scot free, they are not punished when they have done something wrong. ( Get off scot free is an alternative.) …
3get away scot-free — get away/off scot free informal to avoid the punishment that you deserve or expect. If you don t take out a complaint against him he ll get off scot free! …
4get away scot-free — If someone gets away scot free, they are not punished when they have done something wrong. ( Get off scot free is an alternative.) (Dorking School Dictionary) …
5get off scot-free — get away/get off/scot free phrase to avoid punishment for doing something that deserves punishment Criminals such as these cannot be allowed to get away scot free. Thesaurus: to escape or avoid punishmentsynonym punishment of being legally killed …
6get off scot-free — get away/off scot free informal to avoid the punishment that you deserve or expect. If you don t take out a complaint against him he ll get off scot free! …
7scot-free — adverb get away/get off scot free to avoid punishment for doing something that deserves punishment: Criminals such as these cannot be allowed to get away scot free …
8scot-free — UK / US adverb get away/get off scot free to avoid punishment for doing something that deserves punishment Criminals such as these cannot be allowed to get away scot free …
9scot-free — adverb /ˌskɒtˈfri,ˌskɑtˈfri/ a) Free of scot, free of tax. to get off scot free (to get away without penalty; to beat the rap) b) Without consequences or penalties …
10scot-free — ADV: ADV after v (emphasis) If you say that someone got away scot free, you are emphasizing that they escaped punishment for something that you believe they should have been punished for. Others who were guilty were being allowed to get off scot… …
