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scot-free Definition

scot·-free (skät′frē′)

adverb, adjective

  1. free from payment of scot, or tax
  2. without being punished or hurt; clear(ly); safe(ly)

scot-free Synonyms

scot-free

modif.

uncontrolled, footloose, liberated; see free 2.

scot-free Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • get: And got away scot-free, and with more money than any of us could possibly imagine.

Modifying Another Word

  • away: And got away scot-free, and with more money than any of us could possibly imagine.