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Discover LudwigThe word "scot-free" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe when someone is not punished or made to pay for something, usually after getting away with wrongdoing. For example, "The criminal was able to escape without any punishment, leaving scot-free."
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scot-free
adverb
Free of scot, free of tax.
Exact(47)
You got away scot-free".
That is not scot-free.
He got away scot-free".
We got off scot-free, really.
He really seems scot-free.
The deputy went scot-free.
Similar(13)
Scot Free.
So violators typically got off scot free.
The protesters got off scot free.
By contrast, men's parts have escaped practically scot free.
But your child shouldn't expect to get off scot free.
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