easy

/ˈiːzi/ adverb

Definition

take it/things easy › to relax and not use too much energy: After his heart attack, he had to take things easy for a while.

go easy on sb informal › to treat someone in a gentle way and not be so strict: Go easy on the boy - he's only young.

go easy on sth informal › to not eat or use too much of something: Go easy on the chips, there aren't many left.

(Definition of easy adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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