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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hyginos	-	Ancient Greek
Sobeslav	-	Medieval Slavic
Jorun	-	Norwegian
Inger	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Tzivya	-	Hebrew
Tomica	-	Croatian