go 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 going scot-free. My younger sister caused endless trouble as a child, but because she was the baby of the house, she usually went scot-free.

go scot-free

and get off scot-free

to go unpunished; to be acquitted of a crime. (This scot is an old word meaning "tax" or "tax burden.") The thief went scot-free. Jane cheated on the test and got caught, but she got off scot-free.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Theunis	TUU-nis	Dutch
Camilo	kah-MEE-lo (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Desire	[di'zaiə]
Tal'at	-	Arabic
Deforrest	də-FAWR-əst	English (Rare)
Sandra	['sændrə]