Antonyms for off the hook


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hoo k
Phonetic Transcription : hÊŠk


Definition of off the hook

Origin :
  • Old English hoc "hook, angle," perhaps related to Old English haca "bolt," from Proto-Germanic *hokaz/*hakan- (cf. Old Frisian hok, Middle Dutch hoek, Dutch haak, German Haken "hook"), from PIE *keg- "hook, tooth" (cf. Russian kogot "claw"). For spelling, see hood (n.1).
  • Boxing sense of "short, swinging blow with the elbow bent" is from 1898. Figurative sense was in Middle English (see hooker). By hook or by crook (late 14c.) probably alludes to tools of professional thieves. Hook, line, and sinker "completely" is 1838, a metaphor from angling.
  • As in unattached : adj disconnected, free
  • As in exempt : adj freed from responsibility
  • As in free : adj unrestrained personally

Synonyms for off the hook

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