off the hook
Relieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure.
When the boss assigned the project to Tom, the rest of us were relieved to be off the hook.
hook
UK /hʊk/ US /hʊk/
noun 6verb 5name 5
Definitions
noun
1
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
2
A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
3
Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep, / Drowsed with the fume of poppies, while thy hook / Spares the next swath and all its twinèd flowers: [...]
4
The curved needle used in the art of crochet.
5
The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
verb
1
To attach a hook to.
Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.
2
To become attached, as by a hook.
The utensil holder hooks onto the side of the dishrack.
3
To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.
4
To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
No one seems to want anything but hooked mats now.
5
To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.
He hooked his fingers through his belt loops.
name
1
A surname.
2
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
3
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
4
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
5
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