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www.directhit.com/ansres/Where-Does-the-Saying-Scott-Fr...
www.directhit.com/ansres/Where-Does-the-Saying-Scott-Free-Come-from.html
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Another variation: A scot is a payment or a charge, also an assessment or tax. To get off "scot free" means you get off without paying anything; no assessment, fine or ta...
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www.directhit.com/ansres/Where-Did-the-Saying-Scott-fre...
www.directhit.com/ansres/Where-Did-the-Saying-Scott-free-Come-from.html
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Another variation: A scot is a payment or a charge, also an assessment or tax. To get off "scot free" means you get off without paying anything; no assessment, fine or ta...
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scot-free
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Icelandic: (unharmed) öskaddaður (is) m., (unharmed) ómeiddur (is) m., (without accidents) slysalaust (is), (free) ókeypis (is), (get off scot-free) sleppa með ...
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ask.yahoo.com/20060712.html
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Jul 12, 2006 ... Scot and lot was a medieval muncipal tax levied on residents. Someone who managed to avoid paying this medieval tax got off "scot free." ...
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www.wisegeek.com/what-does-it-mean-to-get-off-scot-free...
www.wisegeek.com/what-does-it-mean-to-get-off-scot-free.htm
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Getting off scot-free refers to someone getting away without payment, either monetary or otherwise. In fact in modern usage, it often refers to suspects who are ...
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www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/scot%20free.html
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Whatever the tax, the phrase 'scot free' just refers to not paying one's taxes. No one likes paying tax and people have been getting off scot free since at least the ...
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perezhilton.com/2011-11-29-facebook-escapes-major-punis...
perezhilton.com/2011-11-29-facebook-escapes-major-punishment-with-settlement-with-federal-trade-commission
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Nov 29, 2011 ... Facebook is off the hook. The Federal Trade Commission announced that the FTC and Facebook have "settled" on terms to punish the social ...
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perezhilton.com/2011-12-07-brooke-mueller-may-avoid-jai...
perezhilton.com/2011-12-07-brooke-mueller-may-avoid-jail-time-for-aspen-bust
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Dec 7, 2011 ... As reported earlier, Brooke Mueller was caught skiing with the wrong kind of snow. However, she may avoid jail time and the crime all together.
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www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/deputies-get-off-scot...
www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/deputies-get-off-scot-free-for-breach-of-good-manners
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Jan 18, 2012 ... Is giving the finger to a fellow member of Parliament or calling him an idiot acceptable? It is in the Czech Republic, at least according to MPs ...
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