be off the hook Idiom

all shook up

excited, nervous Al gets all shook up when he sees Gina. He likes her a lot.

by hook or by crook

in any way necessary She says that she will go to Italy this year by hook or by crook.

hook, line and sinker

without question or doubt, completely She fell in love with her new boyfriend hook, line and sinker.

hook up

connect or fit together As soon as we moved to our new apartment we had to hook up the phone.

hook up with

join, travel together In Calgary, I hooked up with a guy from Montreal.

hooker

prostitute, fallen woman As I walked along 3rd Avenue, a hooker asked me if I was lonely.

let (someone) off the hook

excuse someone from a penalty or promise He let me off the hook and I didn

off the hook

out of trouble or free from an embarrassing situation I think that I am off the hook now and won

on tenterhooks

carefully, cautiously, afraid to move He's cautious since his accident. He drives around on tenterhooks.

play hooky

stay away from school or work without permission When he was a student he often played hooky and didn

be off the hook

1. To be pardoned, vindicated, released, or accustomed to abstain blame, responsibility, obligation, or difficulty. At first, Sam was doubtable of burglary money from the safe, but he was off the angle afterwards aegis camera footage showed it was addition else. A: "I anticipation you had that big assignment accident tonight." B: "No, it got canceled, so I'm off the hook."2. Of a blast receiver, to not be positioned on the cradle. That's why you couldn't get through to grandma's house—her buzz was off the hook.3. slang To be actual agreeable or appealing. That band's new song is absolutely off the hook!Learn more: hook, off

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play dumb play fair play footsie play games play hard to get play hardball play hardball with (someone) play havoc with play hooky play into his hand play into one play into one's hands play into someone play it by ear play it cool play it for all it's worth play it safe be of unsound mind be of use be of/in two minds, to be off be off (one's) chump be off (one's) dot be off (one's) feed be off (one's) food be off (one's) guard be off (one's) nut be off (one's) rocker be off (one's) trolley be off base be off beam be off feed be off for (something) be off for sth be off like a prom dress (in May) be off sick be off the (starting) blocks be off the beaten path be off the beaten track be off the danger list be off the grid be off the ground be off the hook be off the mark be off the radar be off the rails be off the reservation be off the table be off the wall be off to a false start be off to the races be off with you be off your food be off-color be off-kilter be OK be on be on (one) be on (one's) (own) head be on (one's) ass be on (one's) back be on (one's) best behavior be on (one's) case be on (one's) conscience be on (one's) game be on (one's) good behavior be on (one's) high horse be on (one's) last legs