ease off
Idioms-
Also, ease up . Lessen in severity, relax; abate. For example, I wish you'd ease off on Harold; he's doing the best he can , or The wind's eased up so I think the storm is just about over . [Late 1800s] Also see let up .
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Fall away, gradually decrease, as in The market's easing off, so we may get some stocks more cheaply . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse was mostly a failure of management and regulation, The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell counters, and inflation remains too high to ease off.
From New York Times
Yet economic data earlier this year seemed to suggest that inflation had peaked, raising the chance that the Fed would ease off on rate hikes, and that was the start of bitcoin’s bounce.
From Seattle Times
Again, both seek to preserve elements of an endangered driving experience, including coasting like a “normal” gasoline car when you ease off the throttle.
From New York Times
It will be a race against time to see if Oregon’s health care system can withstand the current surge before it eases off.
From Washington Times
“If the pandemic is tapering off at that time, then we will ease off on that requirement,” Tran said.
From Los Angeles Times
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