let-off
See also: let off
English
editEtymology
editNoun
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.