ease up/off
phrasal verb with ease verb uk/iːz/ us/iːz/
(STOP)
逐渐停止；减少，减轻
to gradually stop or become less
At last the rain began to ease off. 最终雨势开始减弱了。
(WORK LESS)
放松;悠着干;变得悠闲
to start to work less or do things with less energy
As he got older, he started to ease up a little. 随着年岁增长，他工作起来就不再那么拼命了。
(TREAT LESS SEVERELY)
不再为难;不再十分苛刻
to start to treat someone less severely
I wish his supervisor would ease up on him a bit. 我希望他的上司能对他宽厚一些。