Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Instead of being sent to prison, the shoplifter was ___________ with a fine.

• A. let on
• B. let off
• C. let loose
• D. let out

Answer 1

The correct option is B let off

Option B is the correct answer because the phrasal verb 'let off' means to give someone little or no punishment for something that they did wrong.

Options A, C and D are incorrect because 'let on' means to talk about something that is intended to be a secret, 'let loose' means to do something in a sudden uncontrolled way and 'let out' means to allow a person or animal to leave a place.