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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