Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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LETTING YOU OFF THE HOOK

讓…擺脫困境 / 輕易放過

`let someone off the hook` 字面意思是「讓魚脫鉤」,引申為「讓某人擺脫困境」「不追究某人的責任」「輕易放過」。Holt 當然不會輕易放過 Jake 這個輸家。

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.
LETTING YOU OFF THE HOOK — Brooklyn Nine-Nine S01E06 · ReelWord