49 entries under expression topic. ×

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make nothing of
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meet halfway(verb, control, cool, restrain)
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put out of countenance(verb, idiom, crush, confuse)
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put to shame(verb, idiom, crush, confuse)
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reduce the temperature
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scoff at(verb, reject, dismiss, repudiate)
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set at naught
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set little by
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shoot down(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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take down(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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take down a peg(verb, idiom, crush, confuse)
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tear down(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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think little of
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attach little importance to(idiom, restrain, moderate)
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brush aside(reject, dismiss, repudiate)
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chill out(moderate, soften, dilute)
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die down(verb, control, restrain, diminish)
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ease off(verb, control, cool, restrain)
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express contempt(reject, dismiss)
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give a lower profile(idiom, restrain, moderate)
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