take it easy
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Revealing his new album, Shatner showed no intentions of taking it easy.
From Barron's
“You just have to take it easy. You have to trust everyone around you because they know best.”
From Los Angeles Times
And then, even though it was Monday night and she was supposed to be taking it easy, she sat by my bed and held my hand so I would not be alone.
From Literature
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“My nerves are in flight or fight…. I try to calm myself down, take it easy, take it easy, but it’s difficult,” said Østergaard, a Ph.D. student at the University of Greenland.
So they spent four nights together, taking it easy, eating meals as a team, alleviating any pressure that might have built up.
From Los Angeles Times
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