get out of jail free cards

Noun

get out of jail free card (plural get out of jail free cards)

1. (idiomatic, informal) A certain privilege or advantage that provides relief from an undesirable situation or immunity from punishment or consequences.
   • "I don't care to know who spanked her or looked at her cross-eyed when she was little."
     "Trust me, Henry," Ivy said. "It goes way beyond spanking."
     "So that gives her a get-out-of-jail-free card?"
     "Of course it doesn't. What I am saying is―"
     "No, here's what I'm saying. She's combative, she refuses...2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.2, at p.35

   Synonyms:

   exemption, free pass, immunity, scotfree