Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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LETTING YOU OFF THE HOOK
让…摆脱困境 / 轻易放过
`let someone off the hook` 字面意思是「让鱼脱钩」,引申为「让某人摆脱困境」「不追究某人的责任」「轻易放过」。Holt 当然不会轻易放过 Jake 这个输家。
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE CALL OFF THE BET AND PRETEND THIS WHOLE THING NEVER HAPPENED?
OH, I'M NOT LETTING YOU OFF THE HOOK.
WHAT? NO. PFFT.
