TO MAKE EASY, verb. phr. (old).—To gag or kill. [GROSE, 1785.]
EASY AS DAMN IT (or AS MY EYE), adj. phr. (popular).—Excessively easy: ‘easy as lying’ [SHAKESPEARE].
EASY DOES IT! verb. phr. (popular).—An exclamation of encouragement and counsel = ‘Take your time and keep your coat on.’
EASY OVER THE PIMPLES (or OVER THE STONES), verb. phr. (popular).—An injunction = ‘go slow,’ or ‘mind what you’re about.’
