let off easy

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let somebody off easy

1. to give someone a light punishment Stern let Robbins off easy, suspending him for just three games.

2. to demand less effort from someone She laughed at the suggestion that people are letting her off easy now that she is 81.

See also: easy, let

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Phelps wont be let off easy either, he will be cited for driving with an invalid, out-of-state license. Michael Phelps admits to drinking alcohol before car crash by Asian News International S 852, HR 1713) SECURITIES The GOP had an opportunity to address one of the REFORM major scams in the legal system, collusive securities class action suits, in which defendants are let off easy and the only ones who clean up are the lawyers, not the victims. Act now - there's still time to stop the "revolution."(Republican ... by Franklin, Daniel / Washington Monthly In that piece, the woman had very movingly poured out her grief and outrage at a justice system she felt had let off easy the murderer of her brother. Dogma if you do, damned if you don't by Sheller, Glenn / The Masthead			let get by with let get on with let go let go of let grass grow under feet let guard down let hair down let have it let heart rule head Let her rip! let in for let in on let into let it all hang out Let it be let it be known Let it go let it rip let it slide let know let loose of Let me have it! let me say let nature take its course let off let off easy let off steam let on let oneself go let oneself in for let out let out of let out some kind of sound let pass let past let ride let rip Let sleeping dogs lie let slide let slide by let slip let slip by let slip through fingers Let the buyer beware let the cat out of the bag let the chance slip by let the chips fall Let the chips fall where they may Let the cobbler stick to his last Let the dead bury the dead let the genie out of the bottle			Let me get back to you Let Me Google That for You Let Me Guess Let Me Hack That for You Let me have it! Let Me Know Let Me Know How It Goes Let Me Know If You Have Any Questions Let Me Know What You Think Let Me Look let me say Let Me See Let Me See Let Me See Let Me See Let Me See let me think let me think let me think let me think let me think let me think Let my people go let nature take its course let off let off let off let off let off let off let off easy let off on let off on let off on let off on let off on let off steam let off steam let off steam let off steam let off the hook Let Older Volunteers Educate let on let on let on let on let on let on let one down let oneself go let oneself in for let or an animal out Let Our Values Endure Let Our Violence End Let Our Voices Echo Let Our Voices Emerge let out let out let out let out let out

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