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。