"it is not something that should be taken lightly" in German It is not something that should be taken lightly. So etwas sollte man nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen. Detailed translations for "it is not something that should be taken lightly" It is not something that should be taken lightly. It is not something that should be taken lightly. So etwas sollte man nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen.