get-out-of-jail-free card

A form of get out of jail free card — A certain privilege or advantage that provides relief from an undesirable situation or immunity from punishment or consequences.

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Meanings

nounget-out-of-jail-free card (plural get-out-of-jail-free cards)

plural get-out-of-jail-free cards

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of get out of jail free card.

    2020 December 3rd, Stephen Collinson, "Trump shows how to get away with almost anything", Meanwhile in America newsletter, CNN. The aim would be more to shut down any pending investigations they face in civilian life and apparently offer get-out-of-jail-free cards for any past criminality.

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APA

get-out-of-jail-free card. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get-out-of-jail-free%20card

MLA

“get-out-of-jail-free card.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get-out-of-jail-free%20card. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get-out-of-jail-free card,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get-out-of-jail-free%20card.

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