get out of jail free card
Escape from accountability
A get out of jail free card is something that allows escape from consequences or obligations.
From the Monopoly board game card that lets players leave jail without paying, it now describes any excuse, privilege, or circumstance that grants immunity: His family connections were a get out of jail free card.
Often used critically to suggest someone is avoiding deserved accountability.
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- free passExemption from consequences
- blank checkUnrestricted authority document
- escapeFlight from captivity
- easy way outAvoiding difficulty through shortcuts
luck · monopoly · card · walk free · immunity · diplomatic immunity · special treatment · acquittal · cheat code · loophole · chance · escape clause · slap on the wrist · leniency · reprieve · absolution · golden ticket · deus ex machina
get out of jail free cardcomeuppance
Deserved punishment or rebuke
day of reckoning · just deserts · face the music · accountability · pay the piper
get out of jail free cardtrap
Device for catching animals
dead end · Catch-22 · life sentence · rock and a hard place · quagmire
get out of jail free cardthrow the book at
Impose maximum legal punishment
zero tolerance · scapegoat · fall guy · whipping boy · patsy
getting, outed, outing, jailed, jailer, jailers, freed, freely, freedom