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Get out of jail free card

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A certain privilege or advantage that provides relief from an undesirable situation or immunity from punishment or consequences. idiomatic, informal

    ""I don't care to know who spanked her or looked at her cross-eyed when she was little." "Trust me, Henry," Ivy said. "It goes way beyond spanking." "So that gives her a get-out-of-jail-free card?" "Of course it doesn't. What I am saying is―" "No, here's what I'm saying. She's combative, she refuses to do the work, and if she shows up in my class wearing those penis earrings again, she's going to get the boot, same as she got today.""

Etymology

An element of the board game Monopoly, allowing a player to leave the "jail" square immediately, without missing game turns.

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