off the hook
意为“从麻烦中脱身”,可以想象一条鱼脱离鱼钩的样子。 -He paid all the fines so he's finally off the hook now. 他把罚款都缴清了,现在终于无事一身轻了。 -My sister broke up with her fiance, so I'm off the hook for buying her a wedding present. 我姐姐和她未婚夫掰了,我也不用给她买结婚礼物了。 此外,《绝望主妇》里面Bree问她儿子Andrew,现在年轻人还说"Awesome"吗?Andrew告诉她,他们现在都说"Off the hook"了,这个词组也有Cool、awesome之意。 |