go easy on
idiom
informal
1
: to treat (someone) in a way that is not harsh or demanding
The students might respond better if the teacher went (a little) easy on them.
2
: to use less of (something)
My doctor said to go easy on fatty foods.
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With the turnover from Obama to Trump, Low hoped the new administration would go easy on him and unfreeze his assets.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
To their credit, Carney and McCandless don’t go easy on him.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Shower at the end of your day, but go easy on applying body products at night.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
When a shape-shifting, virtually unkillable alien is welcomed into an American research base in Antarctica (it was disguised as a husky, go easy on them), a tornado of body-deforming chaos explodes.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
To their credit, Carney and McCandless don’t go easy on him.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Shower at the end of your day, but go easy on applying body products at night.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
When a shape-shifting, virtually unkillable alien is welcomed into an American research base in Antarctica (it was disguised as a husky, go easy on them), a tornado of body-deforming chaos explodes.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Go easy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20easy%20on. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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