let up on
idiom
1
: to treat (someone) in a less harsh or demanding way
The students might respond better if the teacher let up on them a little.
2
: to apply less pressure to (something)
I let up on the gas pedal.
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One reason Zandi doesn't expect a housing bust: If things begin to get too bad, the Federal Reserve could let up on monetary tightening.
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Fortune, 6 July 2022
Despite missing a 2009 goal of 42% renewable energy by 2020, the government hasn’t let up on its ambitious targets.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2022
Robert Williams had 13 points and 17 rebounds for the Celtics, who got off to a torrid start and never let up on the Kings.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2022
China isn't likely to let up on its zero-Covid approach for a while.
—Laura He, CNN, 15 Jan. 2022
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Fortune, 6 July 2022
Despite missing a 2009 goal of 42% renewable energy by 2020, the government hasn’t let up on its ambitious targets.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2022
Robert Williams had 13 points and 17 rebounds for the Celtics, who got off to a torrid start and never let up on the Kings.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2022
China isn't likely to let up on its zero-Covid approach for a while.
—Laura He, CNN, 15 Jan. 2022
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“Let up on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20up%20on. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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