lax up
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To stop being so strict and start being more relaxed about rules.
Literal meaning: 'Lax' means slack or not strict; 'lax up' combines the adjective used verbally with 'up' to suggest relaxing control.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To become less strict or disciplined, allowing standards or rules to become more relaxed.
"Management seemed to lax up on the dress code after the summer survey."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Relatively rare and not widely established as a fixed phrasal verb. Speakers more commonly use 'loosen up', 'ease up', or 'relax'. When used, it typically describes a person or institution relaxing previously strict standards. May be encountered in informal speech.
Commonly used with
rules standards discipline schedule enforcement
Forms
Base
lax up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
laxes up
he/she/it
Past simple
laxed up
yesterday
Past participle
laxed up
have + pp
-ing form
laxing up
continuous
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