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soft-pedal
ˌsoft-ˈpedal /ˌsɒftˈped.əl/ aep /ˌsɑːft-/ verb [I or T] (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-) ↑Verb Endings for soft-pedal
► F0 to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is: » This is a rather sensitive issue - I think we'd better soft-pedal it for the moment.Thesaurus+: ↑Exaggerating and playing down , ↑Praising and applauding |