get (sb) off (sth)
— phrasal verb with get /ɡet/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)Definition
› to avoid punishment, or to help another person to avoid punishment for something: She was charged with fraud, but her lawyer managed to get her off. "Was he found guilty?" "No, he got off." She got off with (= her only punishment was) a small fine.Not punishing and reducing punishment get off lightly › to experience less serious punishment, injury, or harm than you might have expected: I think I got off quite lightly with one or two cuts, bearing in mind how damaged the car was.Not punishing and reducing punishment
(Definition of get (sb) off (sth) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absolve verb
- amnesty noun
- clemency noun (KINDNESS)
- commutation noun
- commute verb (CHANGE)
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- discharge noun (PERMISSION TO LEAVE)
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