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Choose the most appropriate words from the options given below to fill in the blank in the following sentence:-

The thief was ---- with a small fine.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

'Let off' means to release someone with little or no punishment. The thief escaped with only a small fine, so 'let off' fits. The other combinations are not standard phrasal verbs in this sense.

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