go easy

English

Verb

go easy (third-person singular simple present goes easy, present participle going easy, simple past went easy, past participle gone easy)

1. (informal, intransitive, or transitive with on or with) To treat gently and with understanding.

   Go easy! I'm sensitive!

   Hey! Go easy on him!

2. (informal, intransitive, or transitive with on or with) To use sparingly or carefully.

   Go easy on the sunscreen.

   Go easy with that chainsaw!

Translations

to treat gently

• French: y aller mollo (fr), y aller doucement
• Latin: impercō

to use sparingly or carefully

• French: y aller mollo (fr)
• Swedish: ta det lugnt (sv)

References

• “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.