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
Efe (1)	-	Turkish
Thancmar	-	Ancient Germanic
Savanna	sə-VAN-ə	English (Modern)
Zygmunt	ZIK-muwnt	Polish
Nithya	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam
Harold	['hærəld]