Multiple choice

Directions: Substitute the underlined part of the idiom or the phrase with the appropriate option.

He got off the hold when the main prosecution witness did not turn up.

  1. hook

  2. held

  3. away

  4. nail

  5. position
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Get/let somebody off the hook To allow someone to escape from a difficult situation or to avoid doing something that they do not want to do.

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