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
Saladin	SAL-ə-din (English), SAL-ə-deen (English)	History
Gyula	DYOO-law	Hungarian
Demeter (1)	di-MEET-ər (English)	Greek Mythology
Melina	-	English, French, Greek
Lucas	LOO-kəs (English), LUY-kahs (Dutch), luy-KAH (French), LOO-kəsh (Portuguese), LOO-kahs (Spanish)	English, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Biblical Latin
Dagm&Aelig;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian