| 单词 | to take it slow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take it slow Phrases P1. to go slow: to proceed cautiously or gradually; to act without haste or rashness. Also (chiefly with on or with): to use with moderation.In quot. 1664 as part of an extended metaphor relating to sailing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [phrase] > without haste in (good) leisurec1315 by leisurec1386 soft and fairc1391 to go slow1664 in a slow hurry1849 the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [phrase] > gradually or in stages footmealeOE (a, by) lite and litec1290 a little and a littlea1375 little and littlea1387 (by) some and some1398 by little and by littlea1425 little by little?a1425 littly?a1425 inchmeal1530 by small and small1558 by (a) little1577 gradatim1583 by lithe and lithe1592 by inchesa1616 inch by incha1616 to go slow1664 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > behave with moderation or restraint [verb (intransitive)] to keep (also observe) measure(s) (also a measure)a1500 to use a mean1607 go-easy1860 to pull one's punches1931 to go slow1962 1664 Advice of Father; or, Counsel to Child i. xliv. 23 Better to go slow, than to over-set. 1844 Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 12 Dec. In matters of the affections, as well as in almost every thing else, it is best to go slow; there may be pearls in the way, and we might crush them unobserved in a too hasty march. 1904 Amer. Jrnl. Theol. 8 399 This lesson of going slow in reforms, and of taking constant account of conditions as well as of ultimate ideals, is wisely and effectively enforced. 1962 A. La Guma Walk in Night (1968) 52 He reached for his bottle of cheap wine and poured a drink. His hands shook a little. ‘You better go slow on that,’ the girl..said. 2015 News Shopper (Nexis) 30 Apr. Go Slow! Don't sit down on a Saturday morning planning to revise the whole of Maths in one go. P2. to take it slow. a. Originally U.S. To proceed cautiously or gradually; to act without haste or rashness; = to go slow at Phrases 1.With quot. 1783 cf. to take it slow and easy at Phrases 2b. ΚΠ 1783 A. Macaulay Let. 26 Feb. in William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. (1903) 11 180 We are thus far safe on our Journey..which, when the badness of the roads is considered, is more than could have been expected; to be sure we sometimes stuck fast. However, we rub'd throw, & we took it slow & easy. 1859 J. Bentwright Amer. Horse Tamer & Farrier 12 Let him start the buggy empty, and pull that at first in that way; then get in, and let him take it slow, and he will not be near so apt to scare. 1941 J. Stuart Men of Mountains 87 No wonder he takes it slow. He could not take it faster. 1998 P. Grace Baby No-eyes (1999) xx. 165 A few hours' drive ahead of him on a wet road. Take it slow and hope he wouldn't be picked up for the state of his tyres. 2014 M. Blackstone Sorry you're Lost 65 At first he takes it slow, nibbling on the outside of the legs and thighs, but then he loses control. b. colloquial (originally U.S.). To rest or relax; to enjoy a period of inactivity or leisure; to desist from unnecessary exertion. Chiefly in to take it slow and easy. Sometimes as a general expression of good wishes on parting. Cf. to take it easy at easy adv. 4a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [verb (intransitive)] > relax relax1652 to take it slow and easy1819 to let down1964 1819 B. F. Butler Let. 24 Aug. in W. L. Mackenzie Lives Butler & Hoyt (1845) iv. 21 I shall take it slow and easy for the future, without laboring as I have done for the two months past. 1961 B. Bernstein Grove vii. 126 Eddie proffered his long thin hand. I shook it and said, ‘I'll see you.’ ‘Take it slow, man,’ Eddie said. 1986 J. Batten Judges (1987) iv. 189 Taking it slow and easy isn't his idea of a good time. 2020 @ifyouonlyknewlz 24 Aug. in twitter.com accessed 20 Nov. 2020 It felt so good to just sleep in today and take it slow. < as lemmas |
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