의미: lightly

light·ly ad.

1 가볍게, 사뿐히, 조용히; 부드럽게, 온화하게
▶ push lightly 가볍게 밀다

2 약간
▶ lightly fried eggs 살짝 프라이한 달걀

3 민첩하게, 재빠르게

4 경솔히, 신중하지 않게
▶ behave lightly 경솔히 행동하다

5 무관심하게, 냉담하게; 얕보고, 소홀히
▶ think lightly of …을 경시하다

6 명랑하게, 경쾌하게, 들떠서; 예사로
▶ take bad news lightly 나쁜 소식을 가볍게 받아들이다

7 [종종 부정문에서] 함부로, 쉽게
▶ an offer not to be refused lightly 쉽게 거절할 수 없는 제의

8 노력 없이, 수월하게
get off lightly=get off LIGHT².
Lightly come, lightly go. 《속담》 얻기 쉬운 것은 잃기도 쉽다.

get off be let off lightly 관용구

once-over-lightly

Idiom(s): once-over-lightly (2)

Theme: CARELESSNESS

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.

lightly

lightly
see get off; once over lightly.

once over 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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