Grammar fix
let someone off the hook
free from blame
To free someone from blame, punishment, or an unwelcome responsibility.
How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inMostly spoken
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
My colleague covered the morning shift, so she let me off the hook.
When I was younger, my older brother often let me off the hook when I broke something, because he knew I was usually trying to help.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: They let me out of the hook for the mistake.
Say: They let me off the hook for the mistake.
The fixed expression is 'off the hook', not 'out of the hook'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Decide not to punish someone
What they escapeBlamePunishment
give someone a passEspecially American: excuse a mistake or instance of bad behaviour.
let someone off the hookYou're here · Free someone from blame, punishment, or an unwelcome obligation.
let offSomeone with authority chooses not to impose the expected punishment.