单词	soft-pedal
释义	English American soft-pedalverb [ I or T ] uk/ˌsɒftˈped.əl/us/ˌsɑːftˈped.əl/-ll- or US usually -l- to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is: This is a sensitive issue - I think we'd better soft-pedal it for the moment. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Exaggerating & playing down *blow sth* out of proportion idiom drama queen dramatize exaggeration lard lay** make a meal (out) of sth idiom make much of sth idiom make sth of sth meal over-egg the pudding idiom overboard overplay overstatement pad pudding stretch stretch the truth idiom *talk sth* down understatement See more results » soft-pedalverb [ T ] /ˈsɔftˈped·əl/ to treat something unpleasant as less important, because you want to avoid angering or hurting people:** The movie soft-pedals the more sensational aspects of his life.
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