Help him free

Xinfu · #1 July 16, 2015, 10:36 AM

-Hercule Poirot helped John free.

Is it idiomatic and correct to use free to mean free of charge?

**Rusty** · #2 July 16, 2015, 03:54 PM

Sounds odd to me.
I'd say "for free" or "free of charge."

amyeme6414 · #3 July 18, 2015, 06:41 AM

Interesting, my interpretation is that in this case, he helped him become free, as if John was somehow trapped or confined (likely physically but it could be more metaphorically as in an addiction) and Hercule Poirot helped set him free from the confinement.

Xinfu · #4 July 19, 2015, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Sounds odd to me.
I'd say "for free" or "free of charge."

Thank you.

amyeme6414 · #5 July 19, 2015, 04:35 PM

You're welcome, hope it helped!

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