ease up on

phrasal verb

eased up on; easing up on; eases up on

: to treat (someone) in a less harsh or demanding way

The students might respond better if the teacher eased up on them a little.

: to apply less pressure to (something)

ease up on the accelerator

: to do or use less of (something)

My doctor told me I should ease up on fatty foods.

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Since the pandemic, about a quarter of its restaurants have not returned to those around-the-clock hours, so Denny’s is easing up on the requirement for a franchise to do so. —

Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024 Don’t expect Phoenix to ease up on selling its risky oil bonds to retirement minded investors anytime soon. —

Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 But the standards were developed in concert with the automakers, not in opposition to them, and, if anything, the Biden administration eased up on the standards in the first few years. —

Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024 China and Russia both eased up on their sanctions enforcement. —

Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021 See all Example Sentences for ease up on