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tone down
verb
- adverb to moderate or become moderated in tone
to tone down a bright colour
to tone down an argument
Idioms and Phrases
Make less vivid, harsh, or violent; moderate. For example, That's a little too much rouge; I'd tone it down a bit , or Do you think I should tone down this letter of complaint? This idiom uses tone in the sense of 鈥渁djust the tone or quality of something,鈥 as does the antonym, tone up , meaning 鈥渂righten or strengthen.鈥 For example, These curtains will tone up the whole room , or This exercise is said to tone up the triceps . [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
鈥淚f you want to take advantage of the strength of the diaspora, then you have to tone down your rhetoric.鈥
His comments irritated Rome and had to be toned down later by a French government spokesperson.
Playing the Other Stage will release her from the requirement to tone down her set for audiences on BBC One, and indulge in the frenetic, hedonistic club sounds that made her name.
And in many ways, this story is even toned down 鈥 there are ones that are 100 times worse than what you鈥檙e witnessing.
During her time in politics, Badenoch has gained a reputation for being blunt - but speaking to BBC Newscast last year before becoming leader, she said she might have to tone down her approach.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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