ease (someone) along

ease (someone) along

To help someone who has trouble moving to proceed, slowly and carefully. Ease Grandma along because she's still a bit unsteady with her walker. Ease the kids along, OK? Most of them have never been ice skating before. My sister's still getting used to her crutches, so her boyfriend and I helped ease her along.

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ease someone or something along

to help someone or something to move along, very carefully. Just ease the piano along little by little. She eased the shy child along.

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