go easy
Slang definitions & phrases for
go easy
go easy
verb phrase
To restrain oneself; control one's anger
: Go easy, fellow, he was just jiving
To be lenient with; spare
: Why do the judges go so easy with these perverts?
(1885+)
Idioms and Phrases with
go easy
go easy
.
Act or proceed with caution, as in
Go easy moving that bookcase
, or
Go easy on the subject of layoffs
.
[
Late 1800s
]
Also see:
take it easy
.
go easy with or on
;
go light on
. Use sparingly, as in
Go easy with the makeup; a little lipstick is enough
, or
Go light on the salt
.
[
; early 1900s
]