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Old November 16, 2011, 03:06 PM
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Librarse de algo

How can we translate librarse de algo in the following context:

Creías que te ibas a librar de pagar una ronda, de responder a la pregunta etc....
not in the sense of getting rid of sth or someone.
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get off the hook
be off the hook
be spared from

get out of having to do something
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