- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|575
- Abbreviations|0
96 entries under expression topic. ×
| play down(verb, phrasal verb, control, show) | |
| tune down(verb, reduce, lower, decrease) | |
| turn down(verb, cut, reduce, diminish) | |
| wash out(verb, dull, disappear, dim) | |
| bear down(verb, control, beat, check) | |
| knock out(dull, quiet, diminish, abate) | |
| let up(verb, control, restrain, diminish) | |
| lose color(verb, dull, disappear, dim) | |
| lose luster(verb, dull, disappear, dim) | |
| bank the fire | |
| beat down(verb, control, beat, check) | |
| become colorless(verb, dull, disappear, dim) | |
| become shaded(verb, obscure, dim, deepen) | |
| break in(verb, control, beat, check) | |
| break the spirit(verb, idiom, restrain, curb) | |
| bring to heel(verb, idiom, restrain, curb) | |
| chill out(verb, phrasal verb, calm, cool) | |
| cloud over(verb, cover, obscure, protect) | |
| cloud up(verb, cover, obscure, protect) | |
| cool out(verb, calm, control, cool) |
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