soft pedal
–noun | 1. | Also called una corda pedal. a pedal, as on a piano, for reducing tonal volume. |
| 2. | Informal. something that restrains or dampens: to put a soft pedal on one's enthusiasm. |
Origin: 1920–25
| Main Entry: | una corda pedal |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See damper pedal |
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soft pedal (sth)
- 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.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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