dial down

dial down

To lessen something, especially in intensity. I could barely move my arms all week—I guess it's time to dial down the workouts!
See also: dial, down
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be down to (one)
  • be down to somebody/something
  • be down to something
  • be down to (do something)
  • close down
  • close down and shut down
  • bounce up and down
  • build down
  • bear down
  • bog down
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Mr Watson said: "I strongly feel we need to pause and reflect on the quality of our debate today, turn the dial down on the language of disagreement and show more respect to those whose views we may not share."
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Fashionably pale, their beautiful, barely-there blush has put the spotlight on this rose region as never before - but perhaps it's time to dial down their muted-mystique.
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