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soft-pedal

soft-pedal something

to play something down; to de-emphasize something. (Alludes to the soft pedal on the piano, which reduces the volume.) Try to soft-pedal the problems we have with the cooling system. I won't soft-pedal anything. Everyone must know the truth.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ayal-Hebrew
Wendell['wendl]
Patka-Polish, Slovak
Albanoahl-BAH-noItalian
Macbeth-History
Susannzoo-ZAHN (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
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