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

Since 2021, about a quarter of its roughly 1,600 restaurants have not returned to those around-the-clock hours, so Denny’s eased up on the requirement for a franchise to do so. —Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

In a video of the incident shared by the club, onlookers could be heard asking officers to ease up on the man. —Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

The judge overseeing the case could reaffirm the guardianship, ease up on the restrictions, rule that Morrissey should be replaced or remove it all together. —Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025

After talks in Geneva in May, the administration said China had decided to ease up on rare earth export controls. —Steve Kopack, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025

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