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| tone down(verb, phrasal verb, calm, control) | |
| give way(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, strong) | |
| let up(verb, calm, drop, control) | |
| ease up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, calm) | |
| give in(verb, phrasal verb, yield, surrender) | |
| turn down(verb, phrasal verb, calm, reduce) | |
| gloss over(verb, phrasal verb, belittle, vindication) | |
| ease off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, calm) | |
| play down(verb, control, reduce, cool) | |
| show mercy(verb, moderate, yield, surrender) | |
| tune down(verb, calm, order, quiet) | |
| apple polish(persuade, deceive, entice, tempt) | |
| argue into(charm, persuade, deceive, entice) | |
| build up(verb, praise, charm, persuade) | |
| butter up(verb, calm, quiet, praise) | |
| calm down(verb, phrasal verb, stop, calm) | |
| cool it(verb, calm, moderate, yield) | |
| cool out(calm, control, cool, restrain) | |
| cut down(drop, cut, check, decline) | |
| die down(drop, control, cut, decline) |
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