Might mean (unverified): Stop pursuing or harassing someone.
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verb:  (idiomatic) To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.
verb:  (sports, idiomatic) During a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.

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