Question

in_the_loop_254 to escape the proper or expected punishment; to be acquitted of a crime

Accepted Answer

GET OFF/GO SCOT-FREE Everyone knew the man had committed the crime, but he was found not guilty on a technicality and never spent a day in jail. He got off scot-free.The thief had been caught too many times, but this time he would not go scot-free. He would spend years in prison.

Id	in_the_loop_254
Idiom	GET OFF/GO SCOT-FREE
Definition	to escape the proper or expected punishment; to be acquitted of a crime
Examples	Everyone knew the man had committed the crime, but he was found not guilty on a technicality and never spent a day in jail. He got off scot-free. The thief had been caught too many times, but this time he would not go scot-free. He would spend years in prison.

Scot Free Loop Off/Go Escape Proper Expected Punishment Acquitted