go easy
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]go easy (third-person singular simple present goes easy, present participle going easy, simple past went easy, past participle gone easy)
- (informal, intransitive, or transitive with on or with) To treat gently and with understanding.
- Go easy! I'm sensitive!
- Hey! Go easy on him!
- (informal, intransitive, or transitive with on or with) To use sparingly or carefully.
- Go easy on the sunscreen.
- Go easy with that chainsaw!
Translations
[edit]to treat gently
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to use sparingly or carefully
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References
[edit]- “go easy”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “go easy on something”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “go easy on somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “go easy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “go easy”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “go easy on something”, in Collins English Dictionary.