ease off
idiom
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or ease up
: to become less severe
The slope gradually eased off.
The pressure should ease up soon.
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Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The coming weeks are the slow limp forwards that Putin wants: Tension between Trump and Zelensky first, followed by European pressure on Trump to ease off on Zelensky, followed by awkward and technical stalling over a three-way meeting between Trump, Putin and Zelensky.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
If the rain does ease off in the afternoon at Spa, fans could witness an exciting Grand Prix on a wet track, similar to the action witnessed during the British GP.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Just don't overthink it — water when your plant looks thirsty, and ease off when the soil feels too moist.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The coming weeks are the slow limp forwards that Putin wants: Tension between Trump and Zelensky first, followed by European pressure on Trump to ease off on Zelensky, followed by awkward and technical stalling over a three-way meeting between Trump, Putin and Zelensky.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
If the rain does ease off in the afternoon at Spa, fans could witness an exciting Grand Prix on a wet track, similar to the action witnessed during the British GP.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Just don't overthink it — water when your plant looks thirsty, and ease off when the soil feels too moist.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for ease off
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“Ease off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ease%20off. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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