go easy on

idiom

informal

: 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.

: to use less of (something)

My doctor said to go easy on fatty foods.

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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 All this to say, Mo-eum is using this famous expression in a sarcastic way to imply that Seok-ryu is admitting her fault in the hopes that Mo-eum might go easy on her. 6. —

Regina Kim, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 The formulas go easy on her face and leave soft, hydrated skin behind. —

Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go easy on