| Be lenient |
Newsday |
03 Jun 2025 |
| Act moderately |
Newsday |
14 Mar 2025 |
| "Be nice, I'm new at this" |
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| "Don't play your hardest against me" |
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| "Be gentle" |
Universal |
13 Dec 2024 |
| Lighten up (on) |
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| "__ on me": "I'm delicate" |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Have mercy, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
25 May 2022 |
| “Hey, I’m new at this...” |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Aug 2021 |
| Be lax |
Universal |
26 Nov 2020 |
| Be lenient |
New York Times |
08 Jun 2020 |
| Be lenient |
Newsday |
07 Aug 2018 |
| Be sparing |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Dec 2016 |
| Give some slack, with "on" |
LA Times Daily |
16 Oct 2016 |
| Plea for gentleness |
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| Be soft (on) |
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| Be lenient |
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| Treat with leniency |
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| Relax |
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| Relax |
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| Be lenient |
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| Be lenient |
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| Be lenient |
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| Lighten up |
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| Have mercy (on) |
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| Be soft |
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| Deal with gently |
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| Deal with gently |
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| Be lenient |
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| Be lax or lenient |
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| Treat with leniency |
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| Let up |
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| Be lenient. |
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