ease up on

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

If investors start to worry that the Fed might bend to political pressure and ease up on fighting inflation, gold prices could benefit. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026

The final version of the bill walks back many of the more drastic changes that originally appeared in HB 2, including lowering co-pays, easing up on redetermination and allowing for hardship waivers. —Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026

But Lumet and screenwriter Frank Pierson ease up on the laughs as Sonny’s predicament grows more helpless, allowing the audience to feel his desperation as the drama barrels toward a tragic finale. —Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026

The most conspicuous act of local resistance — albeit a mild one — was the plea from a group of sheriffs and police chiefs to ease up on deporting undocumented law-abiding immigrants and to provide a path to normalization for the vast majority who have broken no law except by being here. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026

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