SOFT-PEDAL


Meaning of SOFT-PEDAL in English

verb

( -ll- , US also -l- ) soft-pedal (on) sth ( informal ) to treat sth as less serious or important than it really is :

[ vn ]

Television has been accused of soft-pedalling bad news.

[also v ]

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.