ease up
ease up (on someone or something)
1. To reduce the amount of physically pressure being placed on someone or something. Ease up on the brakes there. We don't want to come to a stop too suddenly. Ease up, ease up—you're going to crush me!
2. To reduce the emotional pressure or urgency placed on someone. Would you ease up already? I know I messed up the account, so I don't need you scolding me about it. Ease up on Samantha, she's under a lot of pressure at home.
3. To reduce the amount or intensity of some action. You need to ease up on all that running, or you're going to do some serious damage to your knees! He works for such long hours. He's going to have a heart attack if he doesn't ease up soon.
See also: ease, someone, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
ease up
(on someone or something ) Go to ease off (on someone or something).
See also: ease, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- ease up (on someone or something)
- ease off on (someone or something)
- let off on
- let off on (someone or something)
- skid into
- skid into (someone or something)
- slam (on) the brake(s)
- slam the brake(s) on
- slam the brakes on
- jam (on) the brake(s)