let-off
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See also: let off
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
- An escape from punishment.
- Coordinate term: get-out
- The accused received a suspended sentence, which many saw as a let-off.
- The missed penalty was a massive let-off for the home team.
- (engineering) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom.
References[edit]
- “let-off”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.