take it easy
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They are usually advised to take it easy for the next few days.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The film has a propulsive rhythm to it, a relentlessness, even as Wilde and editors Yorgos Mavropsaridis and Anthony Boys know when to ease off the throttle and take it easy for a bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
"But the message is get in the water, take it easy, enjoy the view and we will keep you safe and get you round."
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
“My nerves are in flight or fight…. I try to calm myself down, take it easy, take it easy, but it’s difficult,” said Østergaard, a Ph.D. student at the University of Greenland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
I'll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me around last Christmas just before I got pretty run-down and had to come out here and take it easy.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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