Scot-free
11scot free — Meaning To escape from pursuers or to get off without payment. Origin Ask an American where this phrase comes from and you are likely to be told that it refers to Dred Scott, a slave who crossed from a slave state to a free state . Other… …
12scot-free — /skot free /, adj. completely free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation: The driver of the car escaped from the accident scot free. The judge let the defendant off scot free. [1200 50; ME; see SCOT, FREE] * * * …
13scot-free — /skɒt ˈfri / (say skot free) adjective 1. free from penalty or payment; unhurt: to get off scot free. 2. free from payment of scot. {from a medieval tax, the scot and lot, levied for poor relief, where only those who paid the tax were eligible to …
14scot-free — adverb /ˌskɒtˈfri,ˌskɑtˈfri/ a) Free of scot, free of tax. to get off scot free (to get away without penalty; to beat the rap) b) Without consequences or penalties …
15scot-free — adj. to get off, go scot free * * * go scot free to get off …
16scot-free — ADV: ADV after v (emphasis) If you say that someone got away scot free, you are emphasizing that they escaped punishment for something that you believe they should have been punished for. Others who were guilty were being allowed to get off scot… …
17scot-free — UK / US adverb get away/get off scot free to avoid punishment for doing something that deserves punishment Criminals such as these cannot be allowed to get away scot free …
18scot free — If someone escapes scot free, they avoid payment or punishment. Scot is an old word for a tax, so it originally referred to avoiding taxes, though now has a wider sense of not being punished for someone that you have done. (Dorking School… …
19scot-free — {adj. phr.} Without punishment; completely free. * /In spite of his obvious guilt, the jury acquitted him and he got off scot free./ …
20scot-free — {adj. phr.} Without punishment; completely free. * /In spite of his obvious guilt, the jury acquitted him and he got off scot free./ …
