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) To treat gently and with understanding. [with on or with ‘someone’]

   Go easy! I'm sensitive!

   Hey! Go easy on him!

2. (informal) To use sparingly or carefully. [with on or with ‘something’]

   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.