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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The film has a propulsive rhythm to it, a relentlessness, even as Wilde and editors Yorgos Mavropsaridis and Anthony Boys know when to ease off the throttle and take it easy for a bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
But tensions between Belgacem and Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah, who leads the Tripoli-based government, would need to ease off.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Should the world ease off on its purchases, that could pull the rug out from under China’s economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
A few hundred miles away, Chicago has already seen a surge of immigration agents, and a crackdown on its streets, ease off somewhat.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
The rain took almost an hour to ease off.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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