off the hook
US /ɔf ðə hʊk/
UK /ɔf ðə hʊk/

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.