2. cursory; in a quick and careless manner. (An adverb.) • Tom studied geometry once-over-lightly. • Ann washed the dishes once-over-lightly.
get off lightly
Idiom(s): get off easy AND get off lightly
Theme: PUNISHMENT - LIGHT
to receive very little punishment (for doing something wrong). • It was a serious crime, but Mary got off easy. • Billy's punishment was very light. Considering what he did, he got off lightly.
once over lightly Cursorily, quickly, as in I did go over the program once over lightly, but perhaps I should read it more carefully. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
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