take it easy
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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
“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
Wall Street can usually take it easy after the December Federal Reserve meeting, as it’s usually the last big macroeconomic event for the year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 13, 2025
During her second-round match against Amanda Anisimova, Raducanu twice needed treatment on the area and planned to "take it easy" in practice on Friday.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
“Give your self up peacefully, and I’ll tell the principal and the teachers that you didn’t give us any trouble, and they’ll take it easy on you.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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