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Verb: take it easy
  1. Rest from work; become less busy, tense or anxious
    "He took it easy in the hot tub";
    - relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
     
  2. [informal] Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
    "After the argument, he needed to take it easy";
    - calm, calm down, cool off, chill out [informal], simmer down [informal], settle down, cool it [informal], wind down, take a chill pill [informal]

Derived forms: took it easy, takes it easy, taken it easy, taking it easy

Type of: change state, turn