go easy on someone Definition

easy
adj easier, easiest

1. Not difficult.

Thesaurus: simple, effortless, facile, light, manageable, tractable; Antonym: difficult, arduous.
2. Free from pain, trouble, anxiety, etc.
3. Not strict; lenient.
4. Not stiff or formal; friendly.

Thesaurus: fluent, flowing, unaffected, effortless, natural; Antonym: awkward, stiff.
5. Tolerant.
6. Not tense or strained; leisurely.

Thesaurus: leisurely, relaxed, calm, peaceful, tranquil, content, carefree.
7. colloq
Having no strong preference; ready to accept suggestions offered by others.
8. Said of financial circumstances: comfortable; not straitened.
9. In plentiful supply.
10. Said of clothing, etc: loose; not restricting.
11. Said of exercise or speed, etc: moderate; not extreme or severe.
12. slang
Ready and willing for sexual experiences.

adverb

1. colloq
In a slow, calm or relaxed way.
Example: take it easy

Derivative: easily

Without difficulty.
Thesaurus: effortlessly, readily, efficiently, smoothly, quickly; Antonym: laboriously.

Clearly; beyond doubt; by far.
Thesaurus: definitely, surely, certainly, doubtlessly, probably, undoubtedly, undeniably, indubitably, clearly, far and away, by far, unequivocally.

Very probably.

Derivative: easiness
noun

Idiom: easy does it!

Be careful!

In the performing of a physical task: don't strain yourself!

Idiom: easy on the eye (easy on the ear)

Pleasant to look at or listen to.

Idiom: go easy on someone (go easy with someone)

To deal with them gently or calmly.

Idiom: go easy on something (go easy with something)

To use, take, etc not too much of it.
Example: Go easy on the wine

Idiom: stand easy

To stand less stiffly than standing at ease.

Etymology: 12c: from French aisie, from aisier to ease.