Off the Hook
Измъквам се от отговорност, задължение или (по-рядко) опасност.
When the boss assigned the project to Tom, the rest of us were relieved to be off the hook.
Without any evidence, the police had to let the suspect off the hook.
Представям се изключително добре.
That’s five three-pointers in a row! Smith is off the hook!
Оставям телефонната линия отворена.
I think he left the phone off the hook so that nobody would call him.
Ring off the Hook
Телефонът звъни непрекъснато.
I placed the advertisement yesterday, and the phone has been ringing off the hook ever since.