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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Should it be easy or easily?

Take things 'easy or easily'.

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“Take things easy” is an idiom. It means ‘relax’, ‘go slowly’. “Take things easily” is unlikely to be used; but it would mean ‘steal things competently’, ‘find an easy way to rob the rich by getting into advertising’, or something like that.

— Wilpeter

  • “Take things easy” is an idiom.
  • It means ‘relax’, ‘go slowly’.
  • “Take things easily” is unlikely to be used; but it would mean ‘steal things competently’, ‘find an easy way to rob the rich by getting into advertising’, or something like that.
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“Take things easy” is an idiom. It means ‘relax’, ‘go slowly’.
“Take things easily” is unlikely to be used; but it would mean ‘steal things competently’, ‘find an easy way to rob the rich by getting into advertising’, or something like that.
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wilpeter“Take things easy” is an idiom. It means ‘relax’, ‘go slowly’.“Take things easily” is unlikely to be used; but it would mean ‘steal things competently’, ‘find an easy way to rob the rich by getting into advertising’, or something like that.
Got it. Thanks for your explanation !
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