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Meaning of "off the hook" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFF THE HOOK

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WHAT DOES OFF THE HOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of off the hook in the English dictionary

The definition of off the hook in the dictionary is out of danger; free from obligation or guilt. Other definition of off the hook is not on the support, so that incoming calls cannot be received.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFF THE HOOK

off season
off soundings
off stream
off the air
off the back of a lorry
off the bat
off the beaten track
off the chain
off the cuff
off the grid
off the map
off the peg
off the rails
off the record
off the shears
off the shelf
off the top of one´s head
off the track
off the wagon
off the wind

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFF THE HOOK

butcher´s hook
cant hook
crochet hook
curtain hook
dough-hook
fifi hook
fish hook
fish-hook
get the hook
grappling hook
hook
meat hook
on one´s own hook
on the hook
pruning hook
reaping hook
shook
skyhook
sling one´s hook
unhook

Synonyms and antonyms of off the hook in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OFF THE HOOK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «off the hook» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of off the hook

Translation of «off the hook» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFF THE HOOK

Find out the translation of off the hook to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of off the hook from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «off the hook» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摘机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera del gancho
570 millions of speakers

English

off the hook
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हुक बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ورطتها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с крючка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora do gancho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হুক বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décroché
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dari cangkuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aus dem Schneider
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オフフック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후크 해제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati pancing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ra khỏi móc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹூக் ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हुक बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paçayı sıyırmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuori dai guai
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

od haka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з гачка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de pe cârlig
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από το γάντζο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uit die haak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

av kroken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

av kroken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of off the hook

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF THE HOOK»

The term «off the hook» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF THE HOOK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «off the hook» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «off the hook» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about off the hook

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10 QUOTES WITH «OFF THE HOOK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word off the hook.
1
Sean Astin
The filmmakers who I'm pining to work for aren't ringing my phone off the hook.
2
Sidney Blumenthal
If there were any clear investigation of 9/11, they wouldn't let Louie Freeh off the hook.
3
Bono
Jesus isn't lettin' you off the hook. The Scriptures don't let you off the hook so easily... When people say, you know, 'Good teacher', 'Prophet', 'Really nice guy' ... this is not how Jesus thought of Himself.
4
William Boyd
I let people off the hook too easily.
5
Ellen Goodman
We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook?
6
Luke Harding
On 30 June 2010, the FSB broke into my office again. They unplugged the Internet, opened the window and left the phone off the hook, placing it next to my laptop. The message was clear: we are still here.
7
Josh Hartnett
My interests are guitars, cars, and vacation. I've been playing guitar all my life. My dad was a professional guitarist, but I'm terrible, which lets me off the hook, so I just play for myself.
8
Matt LeBlanc
The phone's not ringing off the hook, but that's ok by me. I feel very fortunate, work to me has become a kind of hobby.
9
John O'Donohue
Good friends won't let you off the hook when you shouldn't be let off the hook. You can let fall the masks we seem to need to survive in a cutthroat world. There is a value of truth that we typically don't find in other parts of life.
10
J. August Richards
The interesting thing for me is, if I met Michael Peterson in person, I'd want him to let himself off the hook just a little bit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF THE HOOK»

Discover the use of off the hook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to off the hook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Off the Hook: Stop Blaming Your Parents and Shaming Yourself
Working under the objective premise that parents cannot provide everything for their children, this book explores the myriad reasons why many adults feel inadequate.
Cori Yaeger-Von Birgelen, 1996
2
Letting People Off the Hook
Most of us believe in forgiveness at some primary level, but do not actually know how to practice it as a way of life. Jessie Sandberg discusses various ways that the reader can begin to forgive-begin to let others off the hook.
Jessie Rice Sandberg, 1995
3
Off the Hook: Rudow's Recipes for Cooking Your Catch
Off the Hook: Rudow's Recipes for Cooking Your Catch takes your catch from the hook to the table.
Lenny Rudow, 2006
4
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
All business was transacted on the cuff. off the hook off the hooks off the hook - I . (of a telephone receiver) not on its rest: Another phone crossed Sneed's mind, the one in his own flat with its receiver off the hook. 2. (coll) no longer in difficulty  ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
5
The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Work-table: ...
In working off, work through a loop, slip each alternate loop off the hook, work three chain between the loops worked through. 2nd Row : Pass the slipped-off loop at the back of the chain, draw up a loop through it, then work one chain through ...
‎1885
6
Catch!: A Fishmonger's Guide to Greatness
“How fast can you get off the hook?” asks how quickly the fishmongers are able to get over a conflict or quit being upset about something. Sometimes they are able to get off the hook on their own, but if it involves another person, then the issue ...
Cyndi Crother, 2005
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The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable: ...
In working off, work through a loop, slip each alternate loop off the hook, work three chain between the loops worked through. 2nd Row : Pass the slipped-off loop at the back of the chain, draw up a loop through it, then work one chain through ...
‎1884
8
The Synonym Finder
2. release, discharge, letting out of, letting off, Inf. letting off the hook, dispensation, Commerce, indulgence; fulfillment, fulfilling, making good, satisfaction, satisfying, compliance, complying; (all of debts) settlement, settling, payment, paying up ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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Canadian Patent Office Record
... and a member inside of the hook between which and the thread case the loops are guided after being cast off the hook. 9. In a sewing machine, in combination, a needle and its 0|>erating mechanism, a circularly moving hook having a beak ...
Canada. Patent Office, 1905
10
Telephone Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine
It was also found that "D," "E" and "C" could be talked with all right, but thaf as soon as "B's" receiver was off the hook the trouble came on again. This would indicate that the stations "D," "E" and "C" had nothing to do with the trouble, and also ...
Fred B. De Land, John C. McMynn, Frederic Auten Combs Perrine, 1902

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF THE HOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term off the hook is used in the context of the following news items.
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Feds force debt collector to let more than 500000 people off the
Feds force debt collector to let more than 500,000 people off the hook, pay them back $50 million. Print this Print · E-mail this Email · Facebook ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Fort Bragg off the hook in bill targeting Confederate names
Language has been modified in a proposed bill on Confederate names to exclude cities like Fort Bragg, named for Braxton Bragg several years ... «Chico Enterprise-Record, Jul 15»
3
High Court lets Angel off the hook
High Court judge Justice November Mtshiya has confirmed Spirit Embassy founder Uebert Angel's sale of a Bentley Continental vehicle to a ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
4
Chris Brown Off the Hook With Philippine Concert Swindling Charges
Chris Brown has gotten off the hook after news says that he has been stuck in the Philippines due to alleged swindling charges in 2014. «Realty Today, Jul 15»
5
Animal extinctions with global warming – humans are off the hook
Rapid spells of global warming similar to the one occurring now were chiefly to blame for killing off of large prehistoric beasts such as the ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
6
Boy caught with Ecstasy let off the hook after writing essay for sheriff
A boy who was caught with Ecstasy at a festival has avoided getting a criminal record after he wrote a 500-word essay on drugs for a sheriff. «Scottish Legal News, Jul 15»
7
Health and safety bill 'lets small business off the hook'
Despite major unions and many business associations uniting in a call for better health and safety standards, the select committee report into ... «Voxy, Jul 15»
8
Obama: US will not be letting Iran off the hook
US president says that nuclear deal does not mean that Washington will turn a blind eye to Iran's support for terrorism and proxies that ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
9
Anwar: No one should be let off the hook in 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR: No one involved in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal should be let off the hook, no matter how high up ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
10
Aquino off the hook
THE Office of the Ombudsman exonerated President Benigno Aquino 3rd of any criminal offense for his participation in planning of a police ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Off the hook [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/off-the-hook>. Apr 2024 ».
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