Смысл: lightly 
lightly 1. [ʹlaıtlı] adv
<Í> 1. слегка, едва; чуть-чуть
lightly salted food - чуть подсоленная /присоленная/ пища
lightly cooked - слегка отваренный
to sleep lightly - дремать; спать чутко
they were but lightly rewarded - им дали лишь небольшое вознаграждение
2. проворно, быстро; легко
offences not lightly forgotten [forgiven] - оскорбления, которые трудно забыть [нелегко простить]
3. 1) не задумываясь; с лёгким сердцем; беспечно
to take lightly - не принимать всерьёз
credulous people believe lightly whatever they hear - доверчивые люди легко верят всему, что слышат
2) легко, без усилий
these are opinions that I have not lightly formed, or that I can lightly quit - эти убеждения не легко у меня сложились, и я не могу легко отказаться от них
4. пренебрежительно, невнимательно
♢ lightly come, lightly go - посл.
2.[ʹlaıtlı] v шотл.
<Í> относиться презрительно; обращаться с пренебрежением
<Í> 1. слегка, едва; чуть-чуть
2. проворно, быстро; легко
3. 1) не задумываясь; с лёгким сердцем; беспечно
2) легко, без усилий
4. пренебрежительно, невнимательно
2.
<Í> относиться презрительно; обращаться с пренебрежением
put it lightly Идиома
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 lightlyTheme: 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
lightlysee get off; once over lightly.
once over lightly
once over lightlyCursorily, quickly, as in I did go over the program once over lightly, but perhaps I should read it more carefully. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
get off lightly
Idiom(s): get off accessible AND get off lightlyTheme: PUNISHMENT - LIGHT
to accept actual little abuse (for accomplishing article wrong).
• It was a austere crime, but Mary got off easy.
• Billy's abuse was actual light. Considering what he did, he got off lightly.
lightly
lightlysee get off; once over lightly.
once over lightly
once over lightlyCursorily, quickly, as in I did go over the affairs already over lightly, but conceivably I should apprehend it added carefully. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
once-over-lightly
Idiom(s): once-over-lightly (2)Theme: CARELESSNESS
2. cursory; in a quick and absent-minded manner. (An adverb.)
• Tom advised geometry once-over-lightly.
• Ann done the dishes once-over-lightly.
put it lightly
To accurate or call article in a way that lessens or mitigates its scale, scope, or significance. A: "There was a big blend aback the aqueduct burst." B: "Ha, that's putting it lightly! Every inch of the basement was blood-soaked and filthy!" It was his aboriginal bold aback afterwards the injury, and you could acquaint that he was not, to put it lightly, arena at abounding capacity.Learn more: lightly, put
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