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to handle with ease

to handle with ease

3.3
Deal with a task or problem easily and with confidence
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : manejar con facilidad
  • He seems to handle with ease situations that would stress most people out.

Examples

  • I can handle with ease any questions you might have.

  • Despite being new to the job, she was able to handle with ease every challenge that arose.

  • The students handled with ease the complex mathematics problem presented to them.

  • Can you handle with ease these new responsibilities?

  • She can handle with ease any challenging situation that comes her way.

  • As a seasoned chef, he handles with ease various cooking techniques and cuisines.

  • The experienced driver handled with ease the difficult road conditions during the storm.

Synonyms

to handle
vsto handle with ease
∞ 2.1

Deal with a task, person, or situation

focuses on doing this without difficulty and with relaxed confidence
to manage
vsto handle with ease
239 2.3

To hold and use things carefully so they do not break or fall

adds calm confidence and lack of difficulty to that general action
to take in stride
vsto handle with ease
  • Informal
5 5.0

Deal with a problem calmly without getting upset

is about getting things done without effort while remaining relaxed and confident
to breeze through
vsto handle with ease
  • Informal
5 3.6

To succeed at something quickly and easily

emphasizes relaxed confidence and lack of difficulty rather than speed
to handle a situation
vsto handle with ease
3 3.2

To deal with a problem or difficult event well

stresses doing this without difficulty and with relaxed confidence
to make light work of
vsto handle with ease
  • Informal
1 4.1

To finish a task quickly and with little effort

focuses on completing tasks without effort while staying relaxed and confident

Antonyms

to struggle
851 2.8

To try very hard to do or deal with something difficult

to fumble
19 3.5

To do something clumsily and make a mistake

How Easily

to excel at
20 3.4
to handle with ease
3.3
to manage
239 2.3
to struggle
851 2.8

Surface Forms

handle with ease infinitive
handled with ease past
handled with ease past participle
handling with ease present participle
handles with ease third person singular

Morphology

handle + with + ease

The meaning 'to manage or deal with something without difficulty' is directly compositional from 'handle' (manage) + 'with' (indicating manner) + 'ease' (absence of difficulty), so a learner who knows the parts can infer the overall sense. The verb + with + noun(manner) construction is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, making this phrase readily transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Handle with ease paints the simple picture of someone holding a fragile object: they handle it gently and with ease, without struggling or breaking it, and that's why the phrase now means 'to manage or deal with something without difficulty'.