get out of jail free card

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

get out of jail free cards 复数

别名

get-out-of-jail-free card

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A certain privilege or advantage that provides relief from an undesirable situation or immunity from punishment or consequences.

    习语 非正式

    "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."

词源

An element of the board game Monopoly, allowing a player to leave the "jail" square immediately, without missing game turns.

来源：wiktionary