"get off lightly" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 受到轻微的惩罚
• 逃过一劫

Definition

本来可能受到更严重的惩罚，但结果只受到轻微惩罚或没有惩罚。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于非正式场合，指本应受到更重惩罚但只受到很轻惩罚。常有“走运”的意思。

Examples

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

他以为会有大麻烦，结果只是被警告了一下，算是**受到轻微的惩罚**。

The student got off lightly for cheating on the test.

那名学生考试作弊只受了轻微的处分，**算逃过一劫**。

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

她打碎了花瓶，但因为是意外，**受到的惩罚很轻**。

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

和其他队相比，我们**算是逃过一劫**了。

After all that drama, I really got off lightly—just a few questions from my boss.

闹了那么大一场，结果我只是被老板问了几句，真算**受到轻微的惩罚**。

You call that a punishment? He totally got off lightly!

这还叫惩罚？他完全**受到轻微的惩罚**！