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take it easy

relax and avoid effort

To relax and avoid stress or strenuous effort.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

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Are you going back to the gym tomorrow?

No, I'm going to take it easy for a while.

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The doctor told me to take it easy for a few days.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Take ‸ easy.

Say: Take it easy.

Keep the pronoun "it" in this fixed expression.

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How it fits in a sentence.

take it easy; tell someone to take it easy

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The doctor told me to take it easy for a few days.

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take it easy

relax and avoid effort

“The doctor told me to take it easy for a few days.”

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