ease up on

phrasal verb

eased up on; easing up on; eases up on

: to treat (someone) in a less harsh or demanding way

The students might respond better if the teacher eased up on them a little.

: to apply less pressure to (something)

ease up on the accelerator

: to do or use less of (something)

My doctor told me I should ease up on fatty foods.

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Denny's will also ease up on its requirement for restaurants to be open 24/7 and slim down its menu, going to 46 from 97 options, CNN reported. —

Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024 Agreed: zoning and federal lands Among the few things the two candidates do agree on: easing up on zoning laws and using federal lands to build homes. —

Alex Veiga, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024 Since the pandemic, about a quarter of its restaurants have not returned to those around-the-clock hours, so Denny’s is easing up on the requirement for a franchise to do so. —

Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024 Don’t expect Phoenix to ease up on selling its risky oil bonds to retirement minded investors anytime soon. —

Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ease up on