easy does it

phrase

Relax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.

“Easy does it! That thing is heavy and fragile.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticRelax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.

    Easy does it! That thing is heavy and fragile.

    2 more examples

    Easy does it on the salt. I'm trying to cut down.

    “Nothing is bugging me, and nobody gave me any big pitch.” “Maybe that's what's bugging you, nobody give you the pitch. Did I strike oil there, June?” “Easy does it there, Rich,” said Wigman. “Don't get personal.”

    2013, John O'Hara, The New York Stories, Penguin, →ISBN

Translations

Catalan a poc a poc, tranquil·litat i bons aliments
  • a poc a pocdo something gently or slowly
  • tranquil·litat i bons alimentsdo something gently or slowly
Chinese Mandarin 慢慢來 /慢慢来, 別著急
  • 慢慢來 /慢慢来 (mànmàn lái)do something gently or slowly
  • 別著急do something gently or slowly
  • 别着急 (bié zháojí)do something gently or slowly
  • 慢一點do something gently or slowly
  • 慢一点 (màn yīdiǎn)do something gently or slowly
  • 小心一點do something gently or slowly
  • 小心一点 (xiǎoxīn yīdiǎn)do something gently or slowly
Czech pomalu
  • pomaludo something gently or slowly
Danish forsigtig, små slag
  • forsigtigdo something gently or slowly
  • små slagdo something gently or slowly
Finnish varovasti
  • varovastido something gently or slowly
French doucement, d'une main légère
  • doucementdo something gently or slowly
  • d'une main légèredo something gently or slowly
German immer mit der Ruhe
  • immer mit der Ruhedo something gently or slowly
Greek με το μαλακό
  • με το μαλακό (me to malakó)do something gently or slowly
Hungarian óvatosan, lassan a testtel
  • óvatosando something gently or slowly
  • lassan a testteldo something gently or slowly
  • ne olyan hevesendo something gently or slowly
  • nyugalomdo something gently or slowly
  • nyugido something gently or slowly
Italian attenzione, vacci piano
  • attenzionedo something gently or slowly
  • vacci pianodo something gently or slowly
Japanese ゆっくりやれ落ち着け
  • ゆっくりやれ落ち着け (yukkuri yare ochi tsuke)do something gently or slowly
Latvian lēnāk brauksi, tālāk tiksi
  • lēnāk brauksi, tālāk tiksido something gently or slowly
Norwegian Bokmål ta det rolig, ta det forsiktig
  • ta det roligdo something gently or slowly
  • ta det forsiktigdo something gently or slowly
Portuguese vá/vai com calma/cuidado
  • vá/vai com calma/cuidadodo something gently or slowly
Russian ти́хо е́дешь, да́льше бу́дешь, ти́хий воз скоре́е бу́дет на горе́
  • ти́хо е́дешь, да́льше бу́дешь (tíxo jédešʹ, dálʹše búdešʹ)do something gently or slowly
  • ти́хий воз скоре́е бу́дет на горе́ (tíxij voz skoréje búdet na goré)do something gently or slowly
  • бы́страя ло́шадь ско́ро уста́нет (býstraja lóšadʹ skóro ustánet)do something gently or slowly
  • полегче (polexče)do something gently or slowly
Spanish no te apresures, con cautela
  • no te apresuresdo something gently or slowly
  • con cautelado something gently or slowly
  • despacitodo something gently or slowly
  • despacito y buena letrado something gently or slowly
Swedish ta det lugn, ta det försiktigt
  • ta det lugndo something gently or slowly
  • ta det försiktigtdo something gently or slowly
Vietnamese từ từ thôi
  • từ từ thôido something gently or slowly
Cite this entry
APA

easy does it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/easy%20does%20it

MLA

“easy does it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/easy%20does%20it. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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