To be released from something difficult,even from an obligation.
Thanks for getting me off the hook.I couldn't pay so much money because of that video tape that I broke.
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A duo consisting two singers, pearl and marina, they are from the game franchise βsplatoonβ and only appear in splatoon 2
The song Acid hues by Off the hook is such a Bop!
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The old school use of 'off the hook' is to "get away with something", or "not be responsible for something", i.e., the fish that got away was 'off the hook'.
My sister broke up with her fiance, so I'm off the hook for buying her a wedding present.
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Off the hook is actually a modernization of a series of slang words. Closely related to off the chain, there refering to something being so "fresh" and "new" that its literally right off the store shelf. (started in reference to clothes, the hangar being the hook)
Them shoes are off the hook dog.
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A synomym for "busy". Taken from a phone reference; when you leave a phone off the hook, you get a "busy" signal. The phrase is used to convey that there were a lot of people attending a particular event.
Hey, the club last nite was "off the hook!"
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