get out of jail free card
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.44 in modern English
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A certain privilege or advantage that provides relief from an undesirable situation or immunity from punishment or consequences.
Informal
Example Sentences
- ""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.""
- "...this decision is not intended to send out a message that due to the pandemic there exists a revolving door policy for offenders to commit crime with the expectation of release or that offenders can now benefit with a "get out of jail free" card. Indeed, if this were the case generally, it would erode the public confidence in the criminal justice system, especially as it pertains to violent offenders or crimes of violence."