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
Gundisalvus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Odom	['əudəm]
Levi	LEE-vie (English), LE:-vee (Dutch)	Hebrew, English, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Isaure	-	French
Hypatos	-	Ancient Greek
Cesare	CHE-zah-re	Italian