| Stop being strict |
Universal |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Become lenient |
Premier Sunday |
12 Mar 2023 |
| Start to melt |
Premier Sunday |
19 Jun 2022 |
| Lose one’s resolve |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Oct 2020 |
| Become lenient |
Universal |
17 Mar 2020 |
| Stop being strict |
New York Times |
08 Jan 2018 |
| Stop being strict |
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| Get mushy |
Premier Sunday |
20 Mar 2016 |
| Treat leniently, with "on" |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jun 2015 |
| Treat leniently, with "on" |
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| Become lenient |
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| Become lenient |
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| Be less demanding (on) |
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| Turn tender-hearted |
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| Become lenient |
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| Opposite of get tough |
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| Get mushy |
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| Show sympathy toward, with "on" |
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| Show sympathy toward, with "on" |
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| Become lenient, as on crime |
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| Become lax |
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| Become lenient, as on crime |
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| Take it easy, with "on" |
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| Conciliate |
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| Treat leniently, with "on" |
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| Back off, as with discipline |
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| Become lenient (on) |
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| Relent |
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| Stop being strict |
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| Become flabby |
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| Become lax |
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