ease off
[verb]
Synonyms: loose, ease, lax, loosen, relax, slack, slacken, untighten, abate, die (down or away), ebb, fall, let up, moderate, relent, subside, wane, loosen up, unbend, unlax, unwind

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ease off phrasal verb (see also ease)

1. if something, especially something that you do not like, eases off, it improves or gets less Synonym : ease up:
The rain had eased off a bit.
Why don’t you wait until the traffic eases off a little?

2. ease off on somebody to stop being unpleasant to someone or asking so much from them

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ease off
v. To make or become less nervous; relax; work easier.
When the boss realized that John had been overworking, he eased off his load.
With success and prosperity, Mr. Smith was able to ease off.
Compare: LET UP³.

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