get (one) off the hook

To free one from the responsibility of having to complete some task; to help one to avoid something. Thank you for getting me off the hook for Saturday—I was dreading having to babysit at 6 AM on my day off! Can you please tell mom that you broke the vase and get me off the hook?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alita	-	English (Rare)
Esaias	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Randi (2)	-	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Ayal	-	Hebrew
Nastasya	-	Russian
JoŽE	YAW-zhe	Slovene