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
Mead	[mi:d]
Tayler	TAY-lər	English (Modern)
Zona	-	Various
Sundar	-	Tamil, Indian, Hindi
'Azri'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Alaia	-	Basque