go easy

English

go easy (third-person singular simple present goes easy, present participle going easy, simple past went easy, past participle gone easy)

(informal) To treat gently and with understanding.
Go easy! I'm sensitive!

Hey! Go easy on him!
(informal) To use sparingly or carefully.
Go easy on the sunscreen.

Go easy with that chainsaw!

to treat gently

to use sparingly or carefully

“go easy”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“go easy on something”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“go easy on somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“go easy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“go easy”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“go easy on something”, in Collins English Dictionary.