easy on
idiom
: not harsh or severe in punishing or criticizing
I think they're being too easy on the vandals.
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Head coach Mike Vrabel took it easy on his quarterback after the game.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Yet this choice hasn’t been easy on the family.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
South Park also went relatively easy on George W. Bush (though Parker and Stone lampooned him in a separate series called That’s My Bush).
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
The roster around him has a lot of talent, and teams won't be taking it easy on the young quarterback , and his margin for error is thin.
—Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Yet this choice hasn’t been easy on the family.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
South Park also went relatively easy on George W. Bush (though Parker and Stone lampooned him in a separate series called That’s My Bush).
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
The roster around him has a lot of talent, and teams won't be taking it easy on the young quarterback , and his margin for error is thin.
—Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Easy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easy%20on. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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