ease up on
phrasal verb
eased up on; easing up on; eases up on
1
: to treat (someone) in a less harsh or demanding way
The students might respond better if the teacher eased up on them a little.
2
: to apply less pressure to (something)
ease up on the accelerator
3
: to do or use less of (something)
My doctor told me I should ease up on fatty foods.
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That phrase is meant to describe a pattern of stocks plunging when the Trump administration announces stiff new tariffs, then surging when Mr. Trump eases up on them days or weeks later.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 28 May 2025
At the same time, the Trump administration has taken a pro-crypto stance, easing up on Biden-era regulation of the industry and establishing a bitcoin reserve.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Some legal experts have said that Trump’s pick of Ferguson could mean the FTC eases up on antitrust enforcement.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Trump is instructing the government to ease up on regulating crypto.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 28 May 2025
At the same time, the Trump administration has taken a pro-crypto stance, easing up on Biden-era regulation of the industry and establishing a bitcoin reserve.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Some legal experts have said that Trump’s pick of Ferguson could mean the FTC eases up on antitrust enforcement.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Trump is instructing the government to ease up on regulating crypto.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
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“Ease up on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ease%20up%20on. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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