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Scot Free by Catriona McPherson

Scot Free



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Scot Free Catriona McPherson ebook
Page: 288
Format: pdf
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
ISBN: 9780738754512


Find descriptive alternatives for went scot free. Is it an insult to people from Scotland? Some people wrongly suppose this phrase alludes to Dred Scott, the American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to get offscot free. Scot-free definition, completely free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation: The driver of the car escaped from the accident scot-free. Getting away with something “scot free” has nothing to do with the Scots (or Scotch). Getting off scot-free refers to someone getting away without payment, either monetary or otherwise. What does go scott-free expression mean? The scot was a medieval tax; if you evaded paying it you got off scot free. In fact in modern usage, it often refers to suspects who are not convicted of a crime. A: Contrary to what you may think, “scot free” has nothing to do with Scotland or the Scots. Old English scotfreo "exempt from royal tax," from scot "royal tax," from Old Norse skot "contribution," literally "a shooting, shot; thing shot, missile" (from PIE root * skeud- "to shoot, chase, throw;" the Old Norse verb form, skjota, has a secondary sense of "transfer to another; pay") + freo (see free (adj.)). Synonyms for went scot free at Thesaurus.com with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Definition of go scott-free in the Idioms Dictionary. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. Q: What's the origin of “scot free”? The judge let the defendant off scot-free.



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