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

Fortunately, society has gradually eased up on stigmatizing those who have a mental health condition. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025

Storer has also eased up on getting every moment of comic relief from the Faks family, although one longstanding Fak arc gets the spotlight (with a fun bit of casting). —Linda Holmes, NPR, 26 June 2025

Trump antitrust officials are easing up on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) enforcement, ditching a Biden administration policy of discouraging mergers. —Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025

With Republicans squabbling over key provisions, Trump for the first time eased up on his previous ironclad demand that lawmakers get the bill to his desk by the Independence Day holiday. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025

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