go easy

ménager, être indulgent

Traiter quelqu’un avec bienveillance, sans être trop sévère ni trop le critiquer.

En anglais simple : To treat someone kindly, without being too strict or criticizing them too much.

• Please go easy on me.
• The teacher went easy on the nervous student.
• Will you go easy on him this time?

Comment l'utiliser : go easy on someone (Please go easy on her; she is still learning.)

Synonymes : be gentle, be lenient

Expressions courantes : go easy on someone, go easy today, go easy this time

utiliser avec modération, limiter

N’utiliser ou ne consommer qu’une petite quantité de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To use or have only a small amount of something.

• Go easy on the salt.
• We went easy on spending during our holiday.
• You should go easy on the butter in this recipe.

Comment l'utiliser : go easy on something (Go easy on the sugar in my tea.)

Synonymes : use sparingly, limit

Expressions courantes : go easy on something, go easy on salt