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    scot-free

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++scot-free /ˌskɒt ˈfriː $ ˌskɑːt-/ adverb  get away/off scot-free informalSCCPUNISH to avoid being punished although you deserve to be 逃脱惩罚Origin scot-free (1200-1300) scot “tax” ((13-19 centuries)), from Old Norse skot “shot, payment”
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    scot-free
    scot-free /ˌskɒt ˈfriː $ ˌskɑːt-/ adverb
     Date: 1200-1300
     Origin: scot 'tax' (13-19 centuries), from Old Norse skot 'shot, payment'
    get away/off scot-free informal to avoid being punished although you deserve to be


    scot-freeBrE /ˌskɒt ˈfriː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌskɑːt ˈfriː/ 🔊 adverb (informal) without receiving the punishment you deserve 逃脱惩罚；逍遥法外◆They got off scot-free because of lack of evidence. 由于证据不足，他们得以逍遥法外。🔊🔊 ORIGIN This idiom comes from the old English word 'scot' meaning 'tax'. People were scot-free if they didn't have to pay the tax. 本习语源自古英语 scot 一词，意为赋税。scot-free 表示无须纳税。