get (sb) off (sth) — phrasal verb with get /ɡet/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE getting, PAST TENSE got, PAST PARTICIPLE got or US gotten)
F0 to avoid punishment, or to help another person to avoid punishment for something:
» She was charged with fraud, but her lawyer managed to get her off.» "Was he found guilty?" "No, he got off."» She got off with (= her only punishment was) a small fine.Thesaurus+: ↑Not punishing and reducing punishmentget off lightlyF0 to experience less serious punishment, injury, or harm than you might have expected:
» I think I got off quite lightly with one or two cuts, bearing in mind how damaged the car was.Thesaurus+: ↑Not punishing and reducing punishment get off (sth) — phrasal verb with get /ɡet/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE getting, PAST TENSE got, PAST PARTICIPLE got or US gotten)
► A2 to leave a train, bus, or aircraft: » Get off at Camden Town.» I tripped as I got off the bus.Thesaurus+: ↑Boarding and alighting from modes of transport• • •
Extra Examples:» Make sure you take your belongings when you get off.» Give me a call when you get off the bus.» I stumbled as I was getting off the bus.» I got off at the wrong stop and had to wait for another bus.» Her fans will be waiting for her when she gets off the plane.- all by myself
- (all) by ourselves
- all by ourselves
- (all) by themselves
- all by themselves
- (all) by yourself
- all by yourself
- all-comers
- all credit to sb
- allegation
- allege
- alleged
- allegedly
- allegiance
- allegorical
- allegorically
- allegory
- allegro
- allele
- alleluia
- Allen key
- Allen wrench
- allergen
- allergic
- allergy