free pass

noun3

1. •
   A document entitling the bearer to free transportation.

   • As a railwayman put it to me: "When I saw chums of mine took their families down there by car, I could see the writing on the wall. We all had free passes, yet they got the car out!" — 2022
2. •
   An intentional walk.

   • Smith was issued a free pass after Jones' double.
3. •
   (figurative) An exemption from normal processes.

   • At the same time, however, no one is entitled to a free pass to the nation's highest court. — 2009