From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishease up phrasal verb1 SLOWto work less hard or do something with less energy than before Just relax and ease up a little.2 LESSto start doing something less on You should ease up on the whisky.3 to improve or get less SYN ease off The snow was easing up. → ease→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
ease on• Also, the culture has eased up on men.• I've decided we need to ease up on Sally and take the pressure off her for a while.• If your tires start to skid, ease up on the brakes.• I'd ease up on the hard stuff if I were you. 