get out of jail free card

See also: get-out-of-jail-free card

English

Alternative forms

get-out-of-jail-free card

Etymology

An element of the board game Monopoly, allowing a player to leave the "jail" square immediately, without missing game turns.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

(idiomatic) something that will relieve an undesired situation

Synonyms

Translations

thing relieving an undesired situation

Finnish: vapaudu vankilasta -kortti
Hebrew: כרטיס יציאה מהכלא‎, כרטיס יציאה חינם מהכלא‎, כרטיס "צא מהכלא"‎, כרטיס "חנינה, צא מהכלא"‎, קלף "צא מהכלא"‎
Vietnamese: kim bài miễn tử

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