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go easy

  (informal)

to not take or use too much of something (often + on ) Avoid fried foods and go easy on the snacks. Go easy! There's not much left!

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go easy

1. Act or proceed with caution, as in Go easy moving that bookcase, or Go easy on the subject of layoffs. [Late 1800s] Also see easy does it; take it easy.

2. 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. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

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