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词组 be let off lightly
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idiombe let off lightly(also get off lightly)to be punished less severely than you should be for something wrong or illegal that you have done:Martin's been let off lightly by only being suspended for three games.Paying a fine instead of going to jail gives criminals the idea they're getting off lightly.let sb off lightly: The woman columnist at the Star argued that the judge had no real understanding of what the girls had suffered and had let the youths off lightly.
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get off lightly

1. To have or face less difficulty than would normally be the case. Whereas some graduate students tell horror stories of the hours upon hours of work they have to do for their programs, I feel like I got off quite lightly with mine! Last summer, we seemed to have endless rain, but we got off lightly this year.
2. To face less severe punishment than might be expected, or to escape punishment entirely. I hope you realize you got off lightly. If your uncle—the senator—hadn't intervened, you'd be in jail right now. In the end, we only had to pay a small fine for the damage, so I'd say we got off pretty lightly!

get off/be let off ˈlightly

(informal) be lucky and escape serious injury, punishment or trouble: Only two years in prison for stealing all that money? I think he got off very lightly.
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