De L'Étranger par Albert Camus
La veille nous étions allés au commissariat et j'avais témoigné que la fille avait «manqué» à Raymond. Il en a été quitte pour un avertissement.
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non ce n'est pas une erreur, "en être quitte pour" est une locution qui veut dire "n'avoir à subir que l'inconvénient de". Or in english: "to get off with something"
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