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take life easy

VERB
rest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breathe lean lie down relax sit down stretch out
STRONG
doze dream drowse idle laze loaf loll lounge nap nod recline repose slack slacken slumber snooze spell unbend unlax unwind
WEAK
be at ease be comfortable compose oneself ease off ease up let down let up lie by lie still put feet up refresh oneself slack off take a break take a nap take five take it easy take ten take time out wind down
Antonyms
STRONG
do energize
WEAK
activate be active carry out move stand walk

Example Sentences

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One of my friends misunderstood the conversation and went between us like, “Guys, can’t you take life easy like in The Lion King?Hakuna matata!”

From The Verge • Mar. 1, 2019

That joy, however, is under threat, for it offends the rigors of the new regime, which is enraged by the spectacle of those who take life easy.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 26, 2015

I'm going to stop worrying about stocks and take life easy.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Dr. Florence Rena Sabin went back to Colorado in 1938, she thought she had earned the right to retire and take life easy in her native state.

From Time Magazine Archive

Partly this comes no doubt from the interruption to steady labor caused by their frequent religious meetings; but I have found it generally true that the members of communistic societies take life easy.

From The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation by Nordhoff, Charles