Sentence examples for got off lightly from inspiring English sources
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"got off lightly" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You use it when someone has been fortunate not to have suffered more serious consequences than they did. Example sentence: The criminal was lucky to have only been fined, as he got off lightly compared to what could have happened.
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