SOFT-PEDAL


Meaning of SOFT-PEDAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsȯf(t)-ˈpe-d ə l ]

transitive verb

Date: 1925

1. : play down , de-emphasize

soft-pedal the issue

2. : to use the soft pedal in playing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.