to get away with somthing unscrathed
"Scot free" is a slang term that just means "free." He got off scot free from the charges and left the courtroom.
The cast of Scot Free - 2010 includes: Emilie Borrel Florence Duranton
The cast of Bohemia Scot Free - 2009 includes: Rhodesia Ramsay as Bohemia
First off, let's set the record straight on the expression itself -- it's actually "scot-free." And contrary to popular belief, it has nothing to do with Dred Scott or the Scottish.Sceot is the Old English for "a tax." Scot and lotwas a medieval muncipal tax levied on residents. Someone who managed to avoid paying this medieval tax got off "scot free."Eventually, the word evolved to describe getting away without any kind of punishment, fiscal or otherwise. Kids who fake fevers get out of school scot-free. Cagey adults escape jury duty scot-free. And dogs with remorseful eyes get off scot-free from just about any wrongdoing.
"Go scot-free" means to escape from a situation, particularly a punishment or consequence, without any harm or penalty. The phrase implies that someone has avoided accountability for their actions. It often conveys a sense of injustice, as the individual faces no repercussions despite wrongdoing. The term "scot" historically referred to a payment or tax, suggesting that to go "scot-free" is to evade the obligation.
The expression is "scot-free", and it originates from Old English scotfreo "exempt from royal tax," from scot"royal tax," from Old Norse skot "contribution", and freo "exempt".More background at:http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=scot-free
Gunsmoke - 1955 Scot Free 9-32 was released on: USA: 9 May 1964
The word "scot" is an Old Norse word that means payment. Someone who "got off scot free" is a person who got off without paying their debt.
they were happy to be slaves..they did not want to be free
I am guessing that you mean SCOT as in someone from Scotland. Here are some sentences.He is a Scot citizen.That is Scot slang.Scot custom is different from American custom.
slaves that escape into free states will be returned to their owner.
They are the descendants of Scottish who colonized the north of Ireland in the 1600s.