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make light of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, reduce)
6
make little of(verb, idiom, reduce, diminish)
5
tone down(verb, phrasal verb, control, show)
3
run down(verb, reduce, crush, diminish)
2
gloss over(verb, phrasal verb, pretend, minimize)
2
hold back(verb, informal, pretend, minimize)
2
put down(verb, reduce, reject, dismiss)
2
talk down(restrain, moderate, minimize, understate)
2
think nothing of(idiom, restrain, moderate)
1
bank the fire
1
bring down(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
bring low(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
cast down(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
cool out(verb, control, cool, restrain)
1
cut down to size(verb, idiom, reduce, crush)
1
cut rate(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen)
1
keep within bounds
1
knock down(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen)
1
make a fool of(verb, idiom, crush, confuse)
1
make ashamed(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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