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AndiFlatland | 15:52 Wed 12th Jun 2013 | Phrases & Sayings
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When people say 'He got away with it SCOT FREE', how did that phrase originate?
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One meaning of scot is a fine. That may be the origin, i.e. fine-free, no penalty.
15:53 Wed 12th Jun 2013
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It was a tax.........and if you didn't have to/pay it....you got off Scot Free.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scot-free
15:54 Wed 12th Jun 2013
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Jack's right - a tax.
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