单词 | ease off |
释义 | ease offSEE SYNONYMS FOR ease off ON THESAURUS.COM Also, ease up. Lessen in severity, relax; abate. For example, I wish you'd ease off on Harold; he's doing the best he can, or The wind's eased up so I think the storm is just about over. [Late 1800s] Also see let up. Fall away, gradually decrease, as in The market's easing off, so we may get some stocks more cheaply. [Late 1800s] Words nearby ease offEAS, ease, easeful, easel, easement, ease off, ease out, easier said than done, easily, easiness, Easley The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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