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ease off [for something] to diminish. The rain began to ease off. The storm seems to have eased off a little. See also: ease ease off (on someone or something ) and ease up (on someone or something ) to reduce the urgency with which one deals with someone or something; to put less pressure on someone or something. Ease off on John. He has been yelled at enough today. Yes, please ease off. I can't stand any more. Tell them to ease up on the horses. They are getting tired. See also: ease ease off (on someone or something) and ease up (on someone or something) to reduce the urgency with which one deals with someone or something; to put less pressure on someone or something. Ease off on John. He has been yelled at enough today. Yes, please ease off. I can't stand any more. Tell them to ease up on the horses. They are getting tired. See also: ease How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We'll have to do sentry-go and ease off a point or so on the rum. Unable to hang on as close in the eye of the wind as formerly, he proceeded to slack his sheet a trifle and to ease off a bit, in order to outfoot me. But King Laugh he come like the sunshine, and he ease off the strain again, and we bear to go on with our labor, what it may be. |
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