Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get off lightly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
get of-f -light-ly
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To end up with a mild punishment, or without serious harm.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gets off lightly (present, singular) getting off lightly (participle, present) got off lightly (past) got off lightly (UK, participle) gotten off lightly (US, participle)

Questions

What does get off lightly mean?
To end up with a mild punishment, or without serious harm.

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