off the hook

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Relieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — When the boss assigned the project to Tom, the rest of us were relieved to be off the hook.
  2. Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up. not-comparable
    — I think he left the phone off the hook so that nobody would call him.
  3. Performing extraordinarily well. idiomatic,informal,not-comparable
    — That's five three-pointers in a row! Smith is off the hook!
  4. Of a telephone, ringing frequently. not-comparable
    — The phone was ringing off the hook all night.
  5. Fresh, cool, trendy, excellent, incredible. idiomatic,informal,not-comparable,slang
    — That party was off the hook!

词汇关系

衍生词
off the hizzle
相关词
off the chain off the hooks ring off the hook

词源

词源 1
An allusion to a fish caught on the hook of a fishing line.
词源 2
Referring to the candlestick phone, which in order to hang up, the receiver must be hung on a hook. Leaving the receiver off the hook would prevent it from being able to receive calls.
词源 3
Unknown.
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