get out of jail free card

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get out of jail free card

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

noun get out of jail free cards · get-out-of-jail-free card

  1. idiomatic, informal A certain privilege or advantage that provides relief from an undesirable situation or immunity from punishment or consequences. "I don't care to know who spanked her or looked at her cross-eyed when she was little." "Trust me, Henry," Ivy said. "It goes way beyond spanking." "So that gives her a get-out-of-jail-free card?" "Of course it doesn't. What I am saying is―" "No, here's what I'm saying. She's combative, she refuses

    Similar: exemption, free pass, immunity, scotfree

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noun thing relieving an undesired situation

日本語免罪符 menzaifu, 刑務所釈放カード keimusho shakuhō kādo
中文免死金牌 miǎn sǐ jīn pái, 免罪卡 miǎn zuì kǎ, 護身符 /护身符 hù shēn fú
हिन्दीसुरक्षा कवच surakṣā kavac
Tiếng Việtkim bài miễn tử
العربيةبطاقة حصانة biṭāqat ḥaṣānah
עבריתכרטיס יציאה מהכלא, כרטיס יציאה חינם מהכלא, כרטיס ״צא מהכלא״, כרטיס ״חנינה, צא מהכלא״, קלף ״צא מהכלא״

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@misc{get_out_of_jail_free_card_2026,
  title = {get out of jail free card},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20out%20of%20jail%20free%20card},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}