Please lighten up on her. You are being very cruel.
•You are too harsh. Lighten up.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
lighten up (on someone or something) — n. to reduce the pressure (on someone or something); to calm down (about someone or something). □ Cool it, man. Lighten up! We all gotta get along here. □ Lighten up on the guy. He only stepped on your toe … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lighten — [[t]la͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] lightens, lightening, lightened 1) V ERG When something lightens or when you lighten it, it becomes less dark in colour. The sky began to lighten... [V n] Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short, feathered… … English dictionary
lighten — light|en [ laıtn ] verb 1. ) lighten or lighten up intransitive or transitive if a situation or someone s mood lightens, or someone or something lightens it, it becomes more relaxed: Gina tried to lighten the atmosphere by telling a joke. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lighten — UK [ˈlaɪt(ə)n] / US verb Word forms lighten : present tense I/you/we/they lighten he/she/it lightens present participle lightening past tense lightened past participle lightened 1) lighten or lighten up [intransitive/transitive] if a situation or … English dictionary
lighten — light|en [ˈlaıtn] v 1.) [T] to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has ≠ ↑increase lighten the load/burden/workload ▪ We should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara s workload. 2.) [I and T] to become brighter or less… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lighten — verb 1 (T) to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has: Maybe we should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara s workload. 2 (I) if someone s face or expression lightens, they begin to look more cheerful: His whole face… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lighten — [ˈlaɪt(ə)n] verb 1) [I/T] if a situation or someone s mood lightens, or if something lightens the mood, it becomes more relaxed 2) [I/T] to become brighter or lighter in colour, or to make something brighter or lighter in colour 3) [T] to reduce… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
light — 1 /laIt/ noun 1 NATURAL/ARTIFICIAL LIGHT a) (U) the energy from the sun, a flame, a lamp etc that allows you to see things: the morning light streaming in through the windows | We could see a tiny glimmer of light in the distance. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
light — light1 W1S1 [laıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(natural/artificial light)¦ 2¦(lamp/electric light etc)¦ 3¦(traffic control)¦ 4¦(on a vehicle)¦ 5 first light 6 be/stand in somebody s light 7¦(for a cigarette)¦ 8¦(in somebody s eyes)¦ 9 set light to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
weigh down — verb 1. be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh on • Ant: ↑lighten • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Frames: Something s somebody … Useful english dictionary
weigh on — verb be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh down • Ant: ↑lighten (for: ↑weigh down) • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Fram … Useful english dictionary
