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got off lightly

got off lightly is the simple past and past participle 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 got off lightly

What is got off lightly the simple past and past participle of?
Got off lightly is the simple past and past participle of get off lightly.

Words near got off lightly in the dictionary

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

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