get out of jail free card

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A certain privilege or advantage that provides relief from an undesirable situation or immunity from punishment or consequences. idiomatic,informal
    — "I don't care to know who spanked her or looked at her cross-eyed when she was little." "Trust me, Henry," Ivy said. "It goes way beyond spanking." "So that gives her a get-out-of-jail-free card?" "Of course it doesn't. What I am saying is―" "No, here's what I'm saying. She's combative, she refuses to do the work, and if she shows up in my class wearing those penis earrings again, she's going to get the boot, same as she got today."

词形变化

get out of jail free cards plural get-out-of-jail-free card alternative

词源

An element of the board game Monopoly, allowing a player to leave the "jail" square immediately, without missing game turns.
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