go light on (someone)
go light on (someone)
To treat someone delicately, gently, or leniently; to not criticize, punish, or berate someone too harshly. Ah, go light on Bill, it's only his first day in the office.
See also: go, light, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
go light on
1. To use, acquire, or consume in small or moderate amounts: go light on the garlic.
2. To treat leniently.
See also: go, light, on
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- be soft on (someone)
- be in bad with (someone)
- accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
- accompany on a journey
- a stranger to (someone or something)
- be out of (one's) league
- be out of somebody's league
- be rough on (someone or something)
- be in another person's shoes
- be in somebody's shoes