Phrase guide

easy does it

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

phrase

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Easy does it on the salt. I'm trying to cut down.
  • Easy does it! That thing is heavy and fragile.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: a poc a poc — do something gently or slowly
  • Catalan: tranquil·litat i bons aliments — do something gently or slowly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 慢慢來 /慢慢来 (mànmàn lái) — do something gently or slowly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 別著急 — do something gently or slowly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 别着急 (bié zháojí) — do something gently or slowly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 慢一點 — do something gently or slowly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 慢一点 (màn yīdiǎn) — do something gently or slowly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小心一點 — do something gently or slowly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小心一点 (xiǎoxīn yīdiǎn) — do something gently or slowly
  • Czech: pomalu — do something gently or slowly
  • Danish: forsigtig — do something gently or slowly
  • Danish: små slag — do something gently or slowly
  • Finnish: varovasti — do something gently or slowly
  • French: doucement — do something gently or slowly
  • French: d'une main légère — do something gently or slowly
  • German: immer mit der Ruhe — do something gently or slowly
  • Greek: με το μαλακό (me to malakó) — do something gently or slowly
  • Hungarian: óvatosan — do something gently or slowly
  • Hungarian: lassan a testtel — do something gently or slowly
  • Hungarian: ne olyan hevesen — do something gently or slowly
  • Hungarian: nyugalom — do something gently or slowly
  • Hungarian: nyugi — do something gently or slowly
  • Italian: attenzione — do something gently or slowly
  • Italian: vacci piano — do something gently or slowly
  • Japanese: ゆっくりやれ落ち着け (yukkuri yare ochi tsuke) — do something gently or slowly
  • Latvian: lēnāk brauksi, tālāk tiksi — do something gently or slowly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ta det rolig — do something gently or slowly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ta det forsiktig — do something gently or slowly
  • Portuguese: vá/vai com calma/cuidado — do something gently or slowly
  • Russian: ти́хо е́дешь, да́льше бу́дешь (tíxo jédešʹ, dálʹše búdešʹ) — do something gently or slowly
  • Russian: ти́хий воз скоре́е бу́дет на горе́ (tíxij voz skoréje búdet na goré) — do something gently or slowly
  • Russian: бы́страя ло́шадь ско́ро уста́нет (býstraja lóšadʹ skóro ustánet) — do something gently or slowly
  • Russian: полегче (polexče) — do something gently or slowly
  • Serbo-Croatian: lakše malo! — do something gently or slowly
  • Serbo-Croatian: smiri doživljaj! — do something gently or slowly
  • Spanish: no te apresures — do something gently or slowly
  • Spanish: con cautela — do something gently or slowly
  • Spanish: despacito — do something gently or slowly
  • Spanish: despacito y buena letra — do something gently or slowly
  • Swedish: ta det lugn — do something gently or slowly
  • Swedish: ta det försiktigt — do something gently or slowly
  • Vietnamese: từ từ thôi — do something gently or slowly
  • Zazaki: hêdê hêdê — do something gently or slowly