let up on

Related to let up on: let it go

let up (on someone or something)

To become more lenient or less forceful with someone or when doing something. They are not going to let up on us in the second half, so we better be ready to battle with them. I know we've been hard on Erin, but I feel like she'll go back to her old ways if we let up now. Let up on the accelerator a little, you're going to burn out the engine.

let up on

To be or become more lenient with: Why don't you let up on the poor child?

词组	let up on
释义	let up on Related to let up on: let it go let up (on someone or something) To become more lenient or less forceful with someone or when doing something. They are not going to let up on us in the second half, so we better be ready to battle with them. I know we've been hard on Erin, but I feel like she'll go back to her old ways if we let up now. Let up on the accelerator a little, you're going to burn out the engine. See also: let, someone, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. let up on To be or become more lenient with: Why don't you let up on the poor child? See also: let, on, up American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: cut (one) a break cut a break cut someone a break fade up ram (something) home ram something home hammer (something) home hammer home knock (someone or something) out of (someone or something) knock out of
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