get off scot-free

To escape punishment for a crime or wrongdoing; to be acquitted of charges for a crime. Mark's wealthy senator uncle influenced the jury, and he ended up getting off scot-free. My younger sister caused endless trouble as a child, but because she was the baby of the house, she usually got off scot-free.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Husain	-	Arabic
Rashawn	rə-SHAWN, ray-SHAWN	African American (Modern)
Abramo	-	Italian
Henrike	hen-REE-kə (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Margrethe	-	Danish, Norwegian
GraÇA	GRA-sə	Portuguese