Battle
Go easy
Both terms in one sentence
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Bait-and-Switch Boss: Inverted in the now-deleted mission "State of Q", when Q Junior tosses you into battle against three Borg Cubes... and then when they're just outside your weapons range he decides to go easy on you and handwaves two of the Cubes out of existence.
Source: Video Game / Star Trek Online -
Curb-Stomp Battle: Subverted when Akira is brought to play an exhibition match against a master tournament player, who by tradition is expected to go easy on him.
Source: Manga / Hikaru no Go
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Go easy or Battle. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/battle/go_easy.
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