soft pedal something

tv. to play something down; to de-emphasize something. (Refers to the soft pedal on the piano.) Try to soft pedal the problems we have with the cooling system.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hubert	HYOO-bərt (English), HOO-bert (German), HUY-bərt (Dutch), uy-BER (French), HUW-bert (Polish)	English, German, Dutch, French, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Annott	['ænət]
Athena	-	Greek Mythology
Batya	-	Hebrew
Bakİ	-	Turkish
AmÉDÉE	-	French