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| tone down(verb, phrasal verb, calm, control) | |
| play down(verb, phrasal verb, control, show) | |
| shut up(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| clam up(calm, dull, quiet, suppress) | |
| cool it(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| cool out(verb, calm, control, quiet) | |
| cut short(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| dummy up(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| gloss over(soften, belittle, mute, minimize) | |
| pipe down(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| quiet down(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| shut down(silence, dampen, squelch, deaden) | |
| take the edge off(verb, idiom, calm, quiet) | |
| take the sting out(verb, idiom, calm, quiet) | |
| become smaller(verb, decline, reduce, ease) | |
| bottle up(quiet, subdue, still, dampen) | |
| butter up(verb, calm, soothe, repress) | |
| calm down(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| can it(verb, calm, subdue, relax) | |
| chill out(verb, calm, quiet, cool) |
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