get off scot-free

phrase

informal

: to not get the punishment that is deserved

It's not fair. I was punished and they got off scot-free.

Examples of get off scot-free in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After her husband and daughter's murderers get off scot-free, Riley disappears for five years. — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 22 Apr. 2023

But existing law scarcely allows option traders to get off scot-free. — William Baldwin, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021

But Judge Gonzalez Rogers likely won’t let Apple get off scot-free. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 25 May 2021

Foxx said at the time that violent offenders, including some looters, would be prosecuted, but up to 817 protesters who had minor charges against them would get off scot-free. — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2020

Foreign actors trying to interfere in the 2020 election will not get off scot-free, according to national security adviser Robert O'Brien. — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2020

Rhymes for get off scot-free

• abc
• absentee
• addressee
• adoptee
• allottee
• amphorae
• amputee
• apc
• apogee
• appointee
• assessee
• assignee