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.
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The family attempted to lobby the state and local legislatures to ease up on regulations that impeded the fishing industry, and eventually the closure of their business.
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The family eventually moved to Massachusetts.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Earlier this year, the commission voted to stop defending a rule that required some companies to disclose their planet-warming emissions and has eased up on regulations for the cryptocurrency industry as the Trump administration has leaned into digital currency.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 3 June 2025
Acknowledging progress can feel like permission to ease up on the struggle.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
That phrase is meant to describe a pattern of stocks plunging when the Trump administration announces stiff new tariffs, then surging when Mr. Trump eases up on them days or weeks later.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 28 May 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Earlier this year, the commission voted to stop defending a rule that required some companies to disclose their planet-warming emissions and has eased up on regulations for the cryptocurrency industry as the Trump administration has leaned into digital currency.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 3 June 2025
Acknowledging progress can feel like permission to ease up on the struggle.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
That phrase is meant to describe a pattern of stocks plunging when the Trump administration announces stiff new tariffs, then surging when Mr. Trump eases up on them days or weeks later.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ease up on
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“Ease up on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ease%20up%20on. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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