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Definition of Take it easy
1. Verb. Settle into a comfortable sitting position.
Definition of Take it easy
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To relax or rest. ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic in imperative form as a directive) Immediately calm yourself down; your state of panic does not help. ¹
3. Verb. (idiomatic in imperative form informal farewell) A farewell (for parting or closing). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Take It Easy
Literary usage of Take it easy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Yusef; Or, The Journey of the Frangi: A Crusade in the East by John Ross Browne (1853)
"But, do you think, O General, that I, Yusef Badra, renowned in history and in
song throughout Syria, could take it easy if I were alone upon a desert, ..."
2. Yusef: Or, The Journey of the Fungi [i.e Frangi]: A Crusade in the East by John Ross Browne (1853)
"But, do you think, O General, that I, Yusef Badra, renowned in history and in
song throughout Syria, could take it easy if I were alone upon a desert, ..."
3. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
""Just take it easy! Just follow the signs. George Washington Bridge. ... "Take it
easy, for Christ's sake. I'll tell you where." "Don't fuck up this time, ..."
4. A Catalogue of the Collection of Autographs Formed by Ferdinand Julius Dreer by Ferdinand Julius Dreer, Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1893)
"However, I shall take it easy, were the furore of this country much greater than
it is." POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873). Distinguished American sculptor. ..."
5. Songs from the South-west Country by Freeman Edwin Miller (1898)
"take it easy ! it easy ! What's the use Of your haste and hurry ? ... take it easy !
He that frets Never knows the pleasures, And the richest poorest gets ..."
6. It is Never Too Late to Mend: A Matter-of-fact Romance by Charles Reade (1869)
"... No! take it easy," said Robinson ; " he is a poet; this is what they call
poetical license." "Lie without sense, I call it — when hero is the man. ..."
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