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[get off
cheap] {v. phr.} 1. To receive a lesser punishment thanone deserves.
Ted
could have been sentenced to fifteen years inprison; he got off cheap by
receiving a reduced sentence of fiveyears.
2. To pay less than the normal
price.
If you had your carrepaired for only $75, you got off cheap.
Contrast: GET AWAY WITH.
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