ease up on

phrasal verb

eased up on; easing up on; eases up on

1

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

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

2

: to apply less pressure to (something)

ease up on the accelerator

3

: to do or use less of (something)

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

Examples of ease up on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here are a few ways to ease up on your screen time. —Allison Aubrey, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025

However, the Trump administration could quickly ease up on Tesla and on the other companies in Musk’s sprawling business empire. —Kimberly Kindy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025

To adapt to these changes, the NFL has eased up on restrictions around the use of official league footage by creators on their YouTube channels. —Zach Vallese, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025

First, key partners—namely, China and South Korea—are easing up on pressure and are highly unlikely to jump back into an aggressive U.S. strategy just because Washington says so. —Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2018

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