ease up

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	ease up - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" give way, move over, yield, give abandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	ease up - become less intense ease off, slacken off, flag decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
	3.	ease up - reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down" ease off, let up alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"