easy
Not hard to do or understand.
Requiring little effort, skill, or understanding.
Feeling calm and not worried or stressed.
Free from worry, pressure, or difficulty; relaxed in manner or situation.
(Informal) Ready to have sex with many people without much care.
(Informal) Readily willing to engage in sexual activity, often implying low standards or promiscuity.
Without much work or trouble.
In a way that requires little effort or causes little difficulty.
- Base: easy
- Comparative: easier
- Superlative: easiest
easier said than done
1Harder to do than to talk about
Something sounds simple but is actually hard to do.
- Quitting smoking is easier said than done.
- It's easier said than done to save money every month.
easy come, easy go
1Things gained easily are lost easily too
When something comes without much effort, losing it doesn't hurt much.
- I lost the bonus I got last month—easy come, easy go.
- We won a little money at the casino, but spent it—easy come, easy go.
take it easy on [someone]
1Be gentle with someone
To not be too strict or harsh with someone.
- Take it easy on the kids—they're doing their best.
- Please take it easy on me during the interview.
go easy on [someone/something]
1Treat gently or use sparingly
To treat someone kindly without being too strict; or to use less of something.
- Go easy on him—he’s just learning.
- Go easy on him—he's new here.
- Go easy on the salt when you cook.
- Go easy on the salt, please.
take it easy
2Relax for a while
To relax and not do hard work for some time.
- You’ve been working hard—why not take it easy this weekend?
- You’ve been working all day—take it easy tonight.
- You should take it easy after your surgery.
- Take it easy, there’s no rush.
- Take it easy, there’s no need to rush.
- Take it easy—there's no rush.
take it easy
3Relax and not work hard
To relax and not do too much work or worry too much.
- You’ve been working all day—take it easy for a while.
- Let’s take it easy this weekend and just watch movies.