off the hook

释义

1. 编辑释义电影里 55%

   脱身；免于责罚或责任

   No longer in trouble, or freed from blame, duty, or punishment.

   Turns out you're completely off the hook, honey.

2. 编辑释义电影里 18%

   （电话）响个不停

   (Of a telephone) ringing constantly because so many people are calling.

3. 牛津电影里 18%

   （为防止电话打进来而使听筒）不挂上

   if you leave or take the telephone off the hook, you take the receiver (= the part that you pick up) off the place where it usually rests, so that nobody can call you

   Your phone's off the hook.

4. 编辑释义电影里 9%

   棒极了；超嗨

   Extremely good, exciting, or wild, used as praise.

电影里这样说 · 10 部

• Turns out you're completely off the hook, honey.The Wolf of Wall Street2013
• Tom, can you get me off the hook?The Godfather1972
• You tell the truth, you're off the hook.The Proposal2009
• Your phone's off the hook.Bohemian Rhapsody2018
• Molly, you're not off the hook either.Toy Story 32010
• Let him off the hook. Tell him the truth.Nightmare Alley2021
• Don't let me off the hook too easy.Bo Burnham: Make Happy2016
• Thanks again for letting me off the hook.The Perfect Date2019

在完整场景里学

• 华尔街之狼2013
  • 炫富开场自报家门：drink like a fish（喝酒没个够）
  • 老板请吃饭传授行规：put meat on the table（挣钱养家）
  • 股灾当天被裁员：the ins and outs（门道）
• 教父1972
  • 婚礼当天开口求杀：in my debt（欠我的人情）
  • 看马求戏被轰走：run him out of the business（把他挤出这一行）
  • 当面回绝毒品生意：in your pocket（任其摆布）
• 假结婚2009
  • 办公室里当场解雇下属：let someone go（让某人走人）
  • 为签证宣布假结婚：turn operations over to（移交给别人接手）
  • 移民局面谈假装情侣：out of your hair（不再缠着你）

同一词条的短语

• by hook or by crook
• get off the hook
• hook, line and sinker
• ring off the hook
• sling your hook
• hook up
• hook up with
• hook up with