1·I'd taken my phone off the hook in order to get some sleep.
我把电话听筒拿了下来，以便可以睡会儿觉。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help.
表示愿意提供援助的电话接连不断。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·He left the phone off the hook as he didn't want to be disturbed.
他不想被电话打扰，就把电话听筒摘下来了。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·Since war broke out, the phones at donation centres have been ringing off the hook.
自从战争爆发以来，捐款中心的电话一直响个不停。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·I'm off the hook now.
我现在解脱了。
6·Aren't you just letting him off the hook?
你这不是在给他开脱吗？
7·You don't get off the hook that easily.
可不能那么便宜了你。
8·That lets Mr Kibaki off the hook far too easily.
这使齐贝吉先生能容易的摆脱困境。
9·But let us not pretend that it lets us off the hook.
但是，让我们不要假装这样做我们就可以逃脱责任了。
10·The next day, our phone started ringing off the hook.
第二天，我们的电话开始响个不停。