get off scot-free
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This doesn’t mean banks are going to get off scot-free if the Fed keeps pushing rates higher, or if longer-term bond yields stay high for a long time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Instead, they encourage division, enable wrongdoing and allow bad actors to get off scot-free.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
His demand seems paltry, heightening the Kafkaesque absurdity of the scenario, while at the same time inviting other questions: Did he really think he’d get off scot-free to enjoy his $892?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2022
We didn’t want Frank to get off scot-free for all his lifestyle choices.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2021
Grandma may have escaped the horrors of the Holocaust, but she didn’t get off scot-free.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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