Definition of Soft-pedal
Soft-pedal
Soft·pe·dal
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To treat or handle something gently or leniently.
e.g. The teacher soft-pedals the criticism to avoid hurting the student's feelings.
(verb)
to present something as being less important than it actually is, to play it down or minimize it, often by not emphasizing its more unpleasant aspects;
e.g. They tried to soft-pedal the issue and pretend that things weren't as bad as they actually were.
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