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
Nomusa	-	Southern African, Ndebele
Vern	VURN	English
Mikhayhu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Dewey	-	Welsh
Sharar	-	Biblical
Grigorijs	-	Latvian