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soft pedal (sth) definition

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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.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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