Scott Free

Scot free ( scot - free ), also wrong scott free ( scott - free ) is an idiom in the English language, in phrases such as "to get off scot free ", " to escape scot free " or "to go scot free "is used, all of which mean as much as " get away with "or" go without punishment. " Scot free means thus provided for himself about as much as " impunity " or " scot-free ", but outside of the phrases above provided, on its own, almost never used.

Origin

The word Scot refers not - as is often mistakenly assumed - to the English name Scott, the inhabitants of Scotland (English Scots ) or the escaped slaves to freedom Dred Scott, but is derived from the Old English sceot word for " tax" who made ​​it in the Middle Ages, by the payment of " Scot and lot ," a municipal tax, to "push " came " scot free " them Accordingly, we speak in English today by the fact that someone scot - free it is. if " has been up to " someone something, but manages by luck or resourcefulness to not be punished.

Scott Free

From a misunderstanding also performed well in English, the term standing " scott free ", which is on the one hand is used synonymously with " scot free ", on the other hand also - in the mistaken belief the term had something to do with the male first names Scott - often referred to as a descriptive name for resourceful contemporaries used: Those who make it out of awkward situations habitually scot free get away with it, therefore, is a " Scott Free" personality.

Uses the phrase " Scott Free "

• The director and producer Ridley Scott has a production company he founded in double allusion - called Scott Free - to his own surname and the phrase.
• Scott Free is the name of the main character in the comic series, Mister Miracle.
• Scott Free is the name of a punk rock band from Chicago.

• English phrase