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gets off lightly

gets off lightly is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get off lightly.

Meaning of get off lightly

Verb

get off lightly (third-person singular simple present gets off lightly, present participle getting off lightly, simple past got off lightly, past participle (UK) got off lightly or (US) gotten off lightly)

  1. (idiomatic) To end up with a mild punishment, or without serious harm.
    • My cousin got off lightly with a restraining order after he broke the boy’s leg.

Questions about gets off lightly

What is gets off lightly the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets off lightly is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get off lightly.

Words near gets off lightly in the dictionary

  1. gets moving
  2. gets nowhere fast
  3. gets off
  4. gets off at Haymarket
  5. gets off at Redfern
  6. gets off lightly
  7. gets off on
  8. gets off on the right foot
  9. gets off on the wrong foot
  10. gets off one's ass
  11. gets off one's backside

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