take it easy
To relax or rest.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“You look tired — take it easy tonight.”
“After working overtime all week, he decided to take it easy and stay home on Saturday.”
“The doctor told her to take it easy for a few days, warning that stress could delay her recovery.”
From *take* + *easy* + *it*, first appearing as a phrasal compound in English.
- 01
be taken ill
To become ill.
- 02
breathe easy
To relax or feel secure about something.
- 03
cross to take up
Alternative form of cross to bear.
- 04
easier said than done
Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.
- 05
easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)
- 06
easy does it
Relax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.
- 07
easy mark
Someone who is easily fooled or victimized.
- 08
easy money
Money that is easily acquired.
Last updated August 10, 2026