| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| ease up |
work or play slower, take it easy on
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Ease up on the younger players, eh. Don't work them too hard.
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| ease up |
not push as much, reduce the pressure, let up
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You can ease up on the gas pedal when we reach 100 km per hour.
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| easy as pie |
very easy to do, a piece of cake
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That math problem is easy as pie. I'll show you how to do it.
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| easy come, easy go |
if we get things free we do not worry when we lose them
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As Ming was spending his lottery money, he said, "Easy come, easy go."
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| easy pickings |
an easy task or job, a piece of cake
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It was a multiple-choice test - easy pickings if you studied.
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| easy street |
an easy life, a life with lots of money to spend
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Win five million dollars and we'll be on easy street.
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| easy time of it |
not much work to do, an easy life
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While living with his wealthy aunt, he had an easy time of it.
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| eat crow |
admit you were wrong, take back what you said (see take it back)
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When I lost the bet, I had to eat crow - admit I was wrong.
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| eat high off the hog |
(See high on the hog)
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| eat humble pie |
admit I did not play well, feel humble after defeat
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Ben had to eat humble pie after he finished fourth in the race.
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