soft pedal something



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.
See also: pedal, soft

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alonzo[ə'lɔnzəu]
Martinho-Portuguese
Badr-Arabic
Suzumesoo-zoo-meJapanese (Rare)
Maddalenamahd-dah-LE-nahItalian
RadcliffRAD-klifEnglish (Rare)