كيف تنطق "get off lightly"

expression

ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈɫaɪtɫi

GET-awf-LYTE-lee

ɡˈɛt/ /ˈɒf/ /lˈaɪtli

get-OFF-LYTE-lee

التعريف

To receive little or no punishment for something that could have had worse consequences.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈɫaɪtɫi

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɡˈɛt/ /ˈɒf/ /lˈaɪtli

أمريكي

GET-awf-LYTE-lee

بريطاني

get-OFF-LYTE-lee

He thought he would be in big trouble, but he got off lightly with just a warning.

The student got off lightly for cheating on the test.

She broke the vase but got off lightly because it was an accident.

Looks like we got off lightly compared to those other teams.