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●off the hook- with the part of the telephone that you speak into (the receiver) not in position, so that telephone calls cannot be received（电话听筒）未挂上◆Martha's number is still busy – maybe she left the phone off the hook.玛莎的电话号码仍然占线，也许她没放好电话听筒。
- (informal) out of a difficult situation摆脱困境◆My dad paid the money I owed and got me off the hook.我爸爸把我欠的钱还了，让我摆脱了困境。
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