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

Zack Eastman, co-owner of Chicago's hybrid bar and wine shop Easy Does It, says the pét-nat boom has actually helped more drinkers understand bottle-fermented Lambruscos.

From Salon

“There’s lots of questions regarding how transmissible is it, how easy does it spread. … However, here’s what’s important to know: We have so many tools now that we’ve not had in other parts of the pandemic. And we know how to use them,” Dr. Sara Cody, the Santa Clara County health officer and director of public health, told KTVU-TV.

From Los Angeles Times

“For the Washington Nationals, they’re having a good time while they’re playing, and they’re definitely taking the song to heart, because it’s like, easy does it,” Cintron said.

From Washington Post

It leans on banal mottos like “One day at a time” and “Easy does it.”

From Slate

I slip and start to fall, and then he's pulling back on the rope and I'm hanging there in the middle of the air with my feet skittering and he's going, "Easy does it, boy. We'll take this one step at a time."

From Literature