释义 |
go (or be) easy oninformal 1Refrain from being harsh with or critical of (someone): go easy on him, Rory, he’s only little...- I think the press wants a good story, and they don't sit and think about who we're going to be easy on, who we're going to be hard on.
- ‘Don't you play games with me, now tell me and we'll go easy on you… well easier,’ Toby growled.
- She's still nice and went easy on all the amateur performers.
2Be sparing in one’s use or consumption of: go easy on fatty foods...- Club heroes watch what they eat, go easy on the drink and refrain from cigarettes.
- Counterintuitive though this may seem, many individuals get good control over cholesterol by going easy on their consumption of bread, potatoes, rice and pasta.
- Snuggle if you can, and go easy on the drink - don't give him an excuse to say it was a mistake.
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