letsomeoneoff
phrasal verbwithletverbuk/let/us/let/present participleletting|past tense and past participlelet
B2
to notpunishsomeone who hascommittedacrimeor done somethingwrong, or to notpunishthemseverely:
Instead of aprisonsentencethey wereletoffwithafine.
You won't beletoff solightly(= you will bepunishedmoreseverely)the nexttime.
- Thepolicelethim off with awarning.
- I'llletyou off if youapologize.
- My Mum said I had to do all theironingas apunishment, but I'mhopingshe'llletme off.
- Considering theseverityof thecrime, they wereletofflightly.
- Ilethim off because heseemedsosorry.
Not punishing & reducing punishment
- absolve
- amnesty
- clemency
- commutation
- diplomatic immunity
- discharge
- diversion
- get away with murderidiom
- get off
- get off lightlyphrase
- hook
- impunity
- let
- mitigation
- off the hookidiom
- remission
- royal pardon
- scot-free
- spare
- unpunished