get off easy
get off easy
To escape serious punishment for a crime or wrongdoing. Mark entered a plea bargain, and he ended up getting off easy. You're only grounded for a week? You got off easy if you ask me.
See also: easy, get, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get away scot-free
- go scot-free
- go scot-free, to
- scot
- Scott
- walk away scot-free
- penalize
- penalize (someone or something) for (something)
- penalize for
- grounded in (actual) fact