easy does it

Idioms  

1. Go carefully, don't hurry, as in That chest is heavy, so easy does it. [1920s] Also see go easy.

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Example Sentences

I feel more comfortable when I can tell myself to just relax and take it easy, easy does it.

From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2012

"Then easy does it, lads!" says Godby, no whit abashed.

From Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Farnol, Jeffery

No lamb could come milder than Godby, aye lambs, doves and babes is roaring lions compared wi' Godby—so easy does it.

From Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Farnol, Jeffery

Remember easy does it, and don't be pushing your jokes too far.

From One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

"All right, old top, all right; easy does it."

From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells