off the hook

US /ɔf ðə hʊk/
UK /ɔf ðə hʊk/
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1.

bebas, lepas dari masalah

free from a difficult situation or obligation

:
I was really busy, but luckily my colleague let me off the hook for that meeting.
Saya sangat sibuk, tetapi nasib baik rakan sekerja saya melepaskan saya dari mesyuarat itu.
After paying the fine, he was finally off the hook.
Selepas membayar denda, dia akhirnya bebas.
2.

tidak diangkat, terlepas dari gagang

(of a telephone receiver) not in its proper place, preventing the phone from receiving calls

:
I tried to call you, but your phone was off the hook.
Saya cuba menghubungi anda, tetapi telefon anda tidak diangkat.
The constant ringing stopped when someone finally put the receiver back on the hook.
Deringan berterusan berhenti apabila seseorang akhirnya meletakkan gagang telefon kembali pada tempatnya.