He pleaded self-defense at the trial and went scot-free.
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Scot-free
//ˌskɑtˈfɹi//
Synonyms for "scot-free" (24 found)
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Related words (12)
Adverb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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1 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- безнаказан adv (without consequences or penalties)
Finnish
3 entries- veroton adj (free of scot; free of tax)
- kuin koira veräjästä adv (without consequences or penalties)
- rangaistuksetta adv (without consequences or penalties)
French
4 entries- dégrevé adj (free of scot; free of tax)
- détaxé adj (free of scot; free of tax)
- en douce adv (without consequences or penalties)
- ni vu ni connu adv (without consequences or penalties)
German
4 entries- steuerfrei adj (free of scot; free of tax)
- straffrei adv (without consequences or penalties)
- ungeschoren adv (without consequences or penalties)
- ungestraft adv (without consequences or penalties)
Hungarian
3 entries- bántódás nélkül adv (without consequences or penalties)
- büntetlenül adv (without consequences or penalties)
- sértetlenül adv (without consequences or penalties)
Icelandic
4 entries- (unharmed) ómeiddur adv (without consequences or penalties)
- (unharmed) öskaddaður adv (without consequences or penalties)
- sleppa með skrekkinn adv (without consequences or penalties)
- slysalaust adv (without consequences or penalties)
Polish
2 entries- rozchodzić się po kościach adv (without consequences or penalties)
- rozejść się po kościach adv (without consequences or penalties)
Russian
2 entries- беспошлинно adj (free of scot; free of tax)
- безнаказанно adv (without consequences or penalties)
Scots
1 entries- hailscart adv (without consequences or penalties)
Spanish
3 entries- desgravado adj (free of scot; free of tax)
- de rositas adv (without consequences or penalties)
- impune adv (without consequences or penalties)
Swedish
1 entries- strafflös adv (without consequences or penalties)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
He bribed the judge and got off scot-free.
Source: tatoeba (560324)
Tom got off scot-free.
Source: tatoeba (5932051)
Tom got away scot-free.
Source: tatoeba (10147328)
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