take lightly

English

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Verb

take lightly (third-person singular simple present takes lightly, present participle taking lightly, simple past took lightly, past participle taken lightly)

(idiomatic, transitive, chiefly in the negative) To treat casually, without seriousness or worry.
- 2011 February 12, Mark Orlovac, “England 59-13 Italy”, in BBC‎:
  Following England's opening-day win over Wales in Cardiff, Martin Johnson's men headed into the Twickenham contest full of confidence but with a warning from their manager not to take the Italians lightly.

Synonyms

make light of

Translations

approach casually

Azerbaijani: ciddiyə almamaq
Danish: tage let på, ikke tage på alvor (not take seriously)
Finnish: ottaa kevyesti
French: prendre à la légère (fr)
German: auf die leichte Schulter nehmen (de)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ta lett på, ikke ta på alvor (not take seriously)
Spanish: tomar a la ligera
Swedish: ta lätt på

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