come off scot free

come off scot free
(come off (get off или go) scot free (или scot-free))
оставаться безнаказанным, не пострадать; ≈ выйти сухим из воды

It was a good joke that Ned Robbins had landed himself in the lock-up while the men he accused went scot free. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 26) — Ведь здорово получилось! Нед Роббинс, доносчик, сам оказался под замком, а люди, которых он оговорил, разгуливают на свободе!

But Southerners can beat you, burn you, lynch you, and hang you to a tree - and every one of them will go scotfree. (L. Hughes, ‘Simple Speaks His Mind’, ‘Something to Lean On’) — В южных штатах вас могут избить, сжечь, линчевать, повесить на дереве, а линчеватели останутся безнаказанными.

What we want is a few women making the laws. Then the men wouldn't get off scot free. (D. Cusack and F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Tuesday VI’) — Что нам нужно, так это чтобы законы писались женщинами. Тогда мужчинам их проделки не будут так легко сходить с рук.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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