ease off

ease off
ease off
[for something] to diminish. •

The rain began to ease off.

The storm seems to have eased off a little.

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or[ease up] {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 UP(3).

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • ease off — or[ease up] {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 UP(3) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ease\ off — • ease off • ease up 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 up(3) …   Словарь американских идиом

  • ease off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms ease off : present tense I/you/we/they ease off he/she/it eases off present participle easing off past tense eased off past participle eased off 1) ease off or ease up if something unpleasant or annoying… …   English dictionary

  • ease off — verb 1. become less intense • Syn: ↑ease up, ↑slacken off, ↑flag • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑lessen, ↑fall • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˌease ˈoff — phrasal verb if something unpleasant eases off, it becomes weaker The pain should ease off after a couple of hours.[/ex] They waited for the storm to ease up.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ease off — reduce in severity or pressure, relax The president was asked to ease off on his efforts to save money in the company …   Idioms and examples

  • ease off something — ˌease ˈoff | ˌease ˈoff sth derived to become or make sth become less strong, unpleasant, etc • We waited until the traffic had eased off. • Ease off the training a few days before the race. Main entry: ↑easederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • ease off — Synonyms and related words: abate, arrest, avert, backpedal, backwater, bate, bear off, brake, check, clip the wings, curb, decelerate, delay, detain, die down, diffuse, disjoin, disperse, draw aside, draw rein, ease, ease up, ebb, edge off, fall …   Moby Thesaurus

  • ease off — PHR V ERG If something eases off, or a person or thing eases it off, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity. [V P] These days, the pressure has eased off... [V P] The rain had eased off... [V P n (not pron)] Kelly eased off …   English dictionary

  • ease off — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure: relent, slacken, soften, weaken, yield. Idiom: give way (or ground). See STRONG. II verb See ease …   English dictionary for students

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