| 词组 | let up on |
| 释义 | Idiom let up onlet up on (someone) to make less of an effort to get someone to do something.Teachers let up on us when we were seniors, probably figuring they'd taught us as much as we'd ever learn. Usage notes: often used in the form not let up on someone: The police said they would not let up on drug dealers. 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? |
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