Out of trouble, being unable to receive calls (3,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
off the hook
I believe this is a double definition.
'out of trouble' is the first definition.
(off the hook means no longer in trouble)
'unable to receive calls' is the second definition.
(as in a phone which is off the hook)
'being' is the link.
(Other definitions for off the hook that I've seen before include "No longer in trouble" , "Out of trouble - ready-made" , "near Dutch coast" , "(Of telephone handset) misplaced" , "Out of danger - freed of guilt" .)