ease off
idiom
variants
or ease up
: to become less severe
The slope gradually eased off.
The pressure should ease up soon.
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Trump’s trade playbook has often been to talk tough initially, then ease off some of the threats once a deal or some form of middle ground is in sight.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
The bike’s moving left-to-right, your mind’s telling you to ease off, but your gut’s telling you to stick with it.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
The bike’s moving left-to-right, your mind’s telling you to ease off, but your gut’s telling you to stick with it.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Ease off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ease%20off. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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